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
8 [$ B, E4 \* Y> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> 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
  e) O$ m- y. s, y> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
& J! q" @5 U& d1 }> 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
. [& q! O  @1 R: }+ Z- J> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
: u$ d% `4 r/ c1 c5 ]> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
1 N) J1 R, Z2 n0 F8 e5 a1 B> 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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( n1 K4 @; O6 @> 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.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
; `- J4 |9 V1 W( |  X  I4 M> 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
1 i' Q' P; v/ j: [; p> remained, your life would still be full.
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' a  p; R$ h, \# J  j' Y> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
6 ^+ L7 V8 M7 @# H) j. c5 k> 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
/ e" B7 T" s, L+ h! j% }2 g> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
1 m" j5 R2 b( u+ s; d> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> 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
9 L, p9 y' U$ S5 K+ k% B> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
/ j0 t# N& K, m' x  j! A+ t4 |$ w> 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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9 l' s0 K7 g+ P> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
2 a% T: }' m# `! ^+ ]> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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% k: a+ [/ O& g2 e/ A8 u& x9 P> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
, S) R/ N. q* {7 @, x> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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3 q& E  L6 H2 ]8 ~/ z" F2 }" q> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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