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。
8 [" g7 k) t3 [6 s) Q8 e* ]> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
) B; Y8 P2 R6 f9 s  m> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
' t. |$ u& [; \0 k/ {> 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
. k, s! g2 I2 T5 A0 q' u> 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.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
2 w: f! p9 S4 E; m- C> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
, h6 M; M  W( n  Y: N> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
& K) n! d8 t4 Y& |5 _. X6 q( _> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
+ ?) o( [- @8 C+ a> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
9 V( X! N7 N2 D1 ]2 Z& U> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
: X4 K7 }, j: r/ p# E+ v7 |> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
# ^- P3 o* j$ J. f> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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9 u2 H! A, h" L; }: M. H* y> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
/ O: ^. D1 P  U, ^9 Z7 g! `& y) b> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
4 S# G2 U% c, P! {& F; Z, u> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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% Z; X" e- q5 c& M5 \: q> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
> 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
$ g7 N3 _' N. Q> important to you.
>
>
+ J& ~$ H! }2 K% Y, x8 \> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
8 _$ J+ b) t# I5 ]> 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
' w/ P% G6 O, ]3 I" [  f8 A> 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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* y3 l0 `$ g3 O9 ~3 K> 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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8 A* D. B5 b9 ]> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
  U; C; h3 L' ^$ S  S0 `: M% H> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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