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.
>
; d2 U! A3 }% b& _; M> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
: n9 A. R4 r1 d> 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
> agreed it was.
>
1 p: e2 h8 q. w7 [$ S, m> 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
- S& |$ {9 ~; D' Q> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
7 G5 v- p: y( Z> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
5 B+ ]+ h2 T% D> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
$ w: M. m) `9 e* r0 r$ _5 G! z0 _> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
' H4 Q5 p+ m/ N6 l- U- q> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
) n- Y; B1 y: ~) v: _' m7 n3 l> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
# B" Y( v; W7 J* L> remained, your life would still be full.
>
( _* x( l: b! x: @# A. v> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
! R# [8 ?% C/ D- f. X/ m4 S. Q> your car.
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> 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
* h. j/ l$ {4 i+ p7 a0 ^" G6 [> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
& d. w& r5 B, J* g' ?3 I" c> important to you.
>
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  j2 T- a# E7 x, @; @2 ?) M/ Z' L$ s> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
" r6 e# Q4 h+ p& _> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
5 h1 e& N5 P% {" }0 P/ \" m' E> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
# e* K. ~7 V% C1 I- ]' i> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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# r# r" B. Y: |0 S: Q> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
' ?& ?& P2 s" W* L- P+ \> 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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