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
5 l! p9 q: d; P$ d0 R  A> 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
. f" E  @  U: S2 g. P> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
- E# j: V. p* l' u  L; L> 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
# I# ~3 a! g$ ?. U2 o> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
8 D! ~+ J7 f3 |8 ]" c. V8 c> agreed it was.
>
, j( b- @/ _* U; `  ]> 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."
>
# G8 `- D0 N  B$ u> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
8 Q4 R" W3 U! P! x+ f> 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
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
. ?3 h, T9 f& g8 T> 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.
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3 d: ]" k, T8 m# V, @( ]0 n) p, y1 S> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
) U) _9 `7 j, |0 q' o  _5 F> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
, e0 Y/ s/ L3 y% K' N# ]( K: P> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
% ~) a1 X4 {3 l& [2 W$ z' s' U> 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
3 g4 Y1 M" r. {5 }> important to you.
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+ T3 a! }0 ?( {> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
  Z6 X" _' {' `; `> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
7 `  P' L1 L' S' C2 }> 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
% `4 Y/ ?; u4 E/ m> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
2 @! R( d. f* h> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
4 h, ^5 e- T" ]; x# r> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
% [  z; X/ f* z> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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, c( G9 m% y! C9 K> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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