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
' `% m! ^9 P0 q> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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7 ?7 ^- \7 w# [4 }" m4 t  g> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
* v2 N7 [$ g: v& }8 x# ]8 t- s$ U> 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 a+ E- v) n! f; x> 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.
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1 t# n8 W0 D4 U: Y: O/ C: l8 O> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
% U( f3 H& ~- i# G: ~0 x5 S& J> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 G/ a( z& J" I; q- H  k1 r  G1 |9 n" |> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
, \- w/ P: F/ Z> "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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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" ?! }6 h& i* @, F> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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0 _+ Z0 k( W. U4 H> 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
> 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
/ _1 [5 Q1 N- G> important to you.
>
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
( u% G( W& l% T> 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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* h1 V9 R! d  N% l% g, p4 C> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
3 j. {1 V: Q: c, x1 ~9 V. z& n+ u" z> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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