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。
( `0 P0 a8 e' Q' D> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
0 f8 s# I$ M" C- s% s' X0 u% k> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
3 s# y! x6 ~, G> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
" M) H6 c( e5 f; V2 B& ]0 }6 d> coffee.
>
/ Y$ y( R2 }  I% y( F% ^> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
( ]7 x. V  O1 n. a% m* r9 |> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
# Y# `/ B8 p2 r( p: }) F# f> 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
" H5 ]" {9 Z1 g- q2 m> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
) u% X+ @; O$ c  h. ?3 T7 Z> agreed it was.
>
& Z# Y# {' P8 h7 I+ D> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
! f& z5 l4 m8 I+ h> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 e' R. x: E4 ?+ S( L1 F> 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
5 k9 F& I# A! a0 W: T! w5 F/ w> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 r: G- Y! H: x, f9 f! c3 _) C8 r> remained, your life would still be full.
>
9 v: A$ M1 K& v5 H> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
$ O: c. k( C/ O# x> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
- u5 \0 c$ r1 m! ]9 q% b+ y> 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
' H  n5 X* w  x% x7 ^# b+ {> important to you.
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>
> "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
> 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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" F) m) P+ X& s1 ]> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
8 G% e+ i2 F! {, z" i. a' U> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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