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。
; t# a2 r2 V# c, D# }0 ^& C> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
/ Z! T) ]/ ~$ G  b8 ^> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
# d  }4 [: F; Z$ s' R8 A6 A( e6 f> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
. Y6 n: z6 E1 y$ G5 B2 ^> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
) {- x* U& E% \& o$ u> 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.
>
( y7 C% [; D6 ~  i> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
5 t* K" B9 M! ]" m/ }: o) I1 L> 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.
>
/ w1 r) j* u8 r) B  G- w# l> 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
' @( B+ X( }& K' k> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> 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
/ M- r; s# |" H; N' u> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
* B, ^) @0 @" K- f6 D" Q, t> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
+ [5 U$ P; C" \2 x3 T> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
6 ^+ F1 V4 p# d> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
3 B1 M/ G; _" d+ [( t1 k  M) T> 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
8 x, ~! N# X, x2 r- X> 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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+ `* U, K  T2 _; Z  a2 G0 {> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
* k( v* U! x; a# F0 z# k+ T0 q> 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
2 p+ l! z# {/ v( a) q. T+ A> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
( Z7 E' ^7 {5 N' w% 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
5 ^5 [; r: M, ], A- n> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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* N7 M  e8 b, _* s9 J> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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