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
, i7 }8 r- b5 n% y) c& q- U) z> 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
> coffee.
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4 I& T8 k( i; ?& O, ~> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
- P6 a# U- F2 L/ B8 J0 n: [> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
& i6 g% y9 ^( p& L$ R> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
; p  G7 Y+ t& C% ^> 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
. b, M* y( m: X> 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
  [5 ?% ^' V4 K% U> agreed it was.
>
2 _; Y8 J: l: p) M> 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! {+ o8 }2 Z2 v4 h9 s0 V> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
0 h& Y8 ]( j: F0 j9 v# J> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
2 ~% T7 T2 g' y6 E7 t> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
6 K' e: [) M: N> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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& C( ^- k2 s; R' _> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
# b( \6 X* k7 Q> 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
! h+ }7 e$ Z7 ?. L> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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* g  X; g9 E3 D  m1 d! s> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
9 I: F6 y3 `+ v8 k3 b> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
" Q/ O$ i0 j% y% k/ O> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
6 g- h0 M! Q# \> 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."
>
( Z, O) |5 a; i# ?> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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