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。
6 U2 h! O" T% C> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
* u' t* F0 T8 _: N5 i! D5 J> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
+ Z  B/ c2 i9 x3 C> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> 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
4 i6 b# m8 N& V* ]! j- x* m3 {> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
4 F4 ^3 R0 V: c9 j2 [> 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
2 }; V, O8 m9 }) @+ R' P> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
' ]( c5 U) W- j( q/ z& t> agreed it was.
>
3 G3 E4 T8 ]+ L& B7 @( {- d> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' h( `( h" d: _> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
" S, _* C/ Z0 h! 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
. ?1 w0 j4 \0 ~+ ?> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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- E! w' z3 M; O, O% V9 x( C> "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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
% G* x- A# o9 l> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
  C2 v0 M/ I0 t& ~3 _( L, t> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
: h# t0 P+ t) w5 V1 I! S> 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.
>
>
, |2 G( R# f$ p7 R4 Q8 j: C> "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
% k( M$ |9 B2 n" m( E> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
. u" V' l% a" O. l# F% k> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
) y2 I0 ^5 C( E  g' i+ S0 O> 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
7 Z! z6 ~1 p2 ?) _% o> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
2 r/ p8 b: W) Z, y2 i* ]> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
8 E2 m7 {9 A& e" Y> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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