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
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
4 f9 |, p# v" W+ T2 g9 x( k> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
& D. @6 U. i5 g/ n' }> 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.
>
) V# v- L# Y1 I1 a0 |# O> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
% }6 p/ c6 d6 @> 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
% g2 A, x1 w, o0 o8 e' ^> agreed it was.
>
> 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."
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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.
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  k' z; ?4 R% A% o+ j+ m- M' @, C/ m> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
$ r9 o7 p1 k) T> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
3 a/ C6 Q7 V4 L! j/ y! b; L> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
- J7 Z  p' Z  f0 M) d> 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
+ }! m/ {# m) d> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
, W) z% s2 A; M; M) {> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
# F. }# b2 x/ g> important to you.
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; s& {* N0 E3 r+ E( G> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
; @: ^3 ?' l: V( z> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
! o% i6 i. L3 h. b> 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."
>
* {$ d/ o& N1 z* |% L4 R> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
/ M7 e1 C4 Y8 A> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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! K0 \9 k5 u: J3 G3 F> 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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