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
. K0 z/ I3 _4 e5 T0 z# j% @> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
$ O+ z2 y8 d# F% p0 W3 W> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
+ o& W6 O0 Q+ `$ Q0 u; R> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
4 h. h7 a  u9 X- P> 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.
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> 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.
>
2 Q: \7 N4 a2 w6 j5 O, j> 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
4 ?1 k; C3 K% H& Y> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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8 |4 q- e& {6 C  X$ S# l> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
: L3 k) u, Z" I  e0 q$ d0 q0 K% d> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
/ z  b* N: R( D> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
. @' [3 P3 M8 @1 ]! V2 T> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
! `) v7 z; S* }> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
9 Z1 a9 P" C) p- F" l5 S( V> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
0 _$ G$ s" c; T> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
' t* {& b0 S0 s  t& \5 s> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
% T" |; Z' P& X' M( ^> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
* t6 x  P% Q0 ~6 R> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
/ I) Q2 V5 }" h' X& G8 }0 A, H3 z  A6 @> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
$ x+ X9 o: E3 z3 w& x> 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."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
( R% i" F& K1 z5 P> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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* F6 e" |: Q3 r) K' h> 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."
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9 Y( k0 l& V' z5 ?; m; z> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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