Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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转个公司email，不过对第一代移民意义不大，本地人差不多是这么干的。
9 p3 d, Y0 G$ T4 O" A& P; N& q. e> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
1 o6 ^- l4 H7 Z$ z  r& s  z4 m> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
2 ]3 k( r+ Z; B> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
2 k+ h1 H. j- K> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
* N) ^( o# X+ ~4 J6 m- a> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
& k3 U4 F/ Z+ G4 D# t" u/ i> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
: w6 ^- p( ^, i; a> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
; ?- q$ K9 ~' {0 I; A2 H  V> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
* _4 i$ y) Y4 m2 H( E> agreed it was.
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: r9 J2 E- |. e+ ?3 c> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
, m3 v( {& [( P: `) v) B> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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9 C6 \! r1 D$ F) S, G> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
* e+ q0 O/ Z* }- G> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
! c& ]# a6 f9 p( m. T) \# B> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
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0 w. J" }. @# H' g8 O. I) i> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
% x* c/ Q- ^5 t  f& V$ [> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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! g* e. W* {, Q) F% k! ^# R> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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# O: y0 h6 ^8 i% C- C> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
; {  K0 C% J+ R; v' Q% \> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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