Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

catty

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
0 v8 q9 W  W8 m% Z> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
. w' S% q2 I  Z, |2 `* v0 V> coffee.
>
, L" {! N% n, J' X0 p> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
: P: v" I! E( D- B- w> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
6 ~; T6 s. @8 N# J' T>
- |6 _5 A% V: E+ b4 H> 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
6 X/ M1 Z0 r7 T; `1 A9 w' s: a> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
4 W8 ^# Z: F9 w4 p# S> agreed it was.
  J3 |5 F; i, O% }% B>
> 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."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
  i; w; d( ]) J# W( }& [' h5 S> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
0 a" N2 u9 N9 `> space between the sand. The students laughed.
5 [! H* c) b& q( G' m( e2 p>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
" E" M- o! o: M: G> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
6 b+ S; v  l1 I7 M> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
  ~( _+ m+ j8 v- {2 b+ f> remained, your life would still be full.
! R- H& J* S/ b. {: {>
. L5 n# ~7 C+ A/ k1 h+ R/ ^> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
' s' u  M! O# I% K>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
* X7 p" T5 W- M  l: B4 K: g> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
6 X6 z. y! o/ Q1 j! ^  c> 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.
>
>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
, x9 e' B; ^1 n> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
2 ^3 b2 o. H# ~$ p" e> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
' Q- U8 Y2 x0 b# _2 ^> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
* O. b% o5 N% ?7 M2 i( m> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
0 s' ^' A/ {" n" z6 i( T>
4 c9 m- Z5 S( z" W8 A# _> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> 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,
" F8 f2 {6 u5 h; m* p> 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

冬腊梅