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。
> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
  ]' P! l4 s( S- u5 F3 I& f> agreed it was.
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) C& `, @& a6 j2 R. p> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
+ k# j9 v0 V& b" F6 t& U> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
! l7 i6 b4 d, }- @# N9 a> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
; A" u% }2 }+ [> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
; q' ?1 p% a* M> 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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* J6 P" Z* w7 T5 a6 s% A  K> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
/ L; H5 e$ }# E! S) B> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
8 L% ~1 v: j- z( }% f0 |5 q> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
' A+ r; v0 j* ]' H3 Z2 @/ L> 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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& i8 }7 F. h; L4 \; H- J2 F% F6 C! 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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
; J5 M: Y0 F( W) y5 [> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
' ~1 g) O3 c0 q3 W> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
( @& l4 N  ]7 I( ]> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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+ K1 Y. P! z0 t8 |> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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' ]; o( _. T# F; B: q- q6 F> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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