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
* X4 }/ ~" r, _% E& V6 ~2 ~> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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>
. x+ X% ?% E7 e; L' e8 b> 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
2 s/ ^1 I6 \5 s2 \! w- b( m> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
' i1 e9 J* O4 b& p( p1 w% J% h> 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
6 o8 m! `2 @( k* T; 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.
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4 B3 d6 k4 s2 \> 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
, \) M5 Z' b) z# {& y0 N" w> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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$ d" L* T- j: w& ^4 [; b. ]> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
. I5 X4 z& y$ I8 Y& H4 V  }> 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
  v  l; T0 j4 V9 E> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
( T/ @  G- u; N3 G$ U> 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
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
& s! t5 G; b: N- {6 Z> 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
" {, C% t) v2 \> important to you.
>
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+ h1 r# ?" E& V8 |$ l: I  z  N> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
/ ^( I) N* V( L* E5 Y! T* a> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
7 ]+ m7 u0 O  d> 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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> 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,
> 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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