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
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0 Z5 c# D8 X; z% t9 {> 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.
>
> 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
! @) {. q  A. r% ?9 z+ `) I; [> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
5 P. B8 t$ K. F4 e/ R1 a> agreed it was.
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> 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
- m3 @8 f) i" N- i> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
  V: K. w) E$ e" E0 x$ B4 H> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
5 {% O, ]) j0 s& `& g. t' i5 h> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
1 t% r6 X" H0 _3 s( K> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
9 Y- E% O% H  H) x> remained, your life would still be full.
>
* w  t' l3 K+ j9 U$ s4 w( S> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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2 H. a" `% |: Q; {3 o" y> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
* r/ U% N9 k1 j9 u> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
0 a: m5 L) x+ o# f> 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.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
- L( z1 v, E7 i' x4 P7 e+ \> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
) F+ p* _: M  E9 h> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
- A% `  [/ H7 y; n> 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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