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
4 H, V: s4 s" f7 G: L% m> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
6 K# }5 q4 \$ K  \8 h7 o- }> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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: ?+ R9 p1 Q/ O- o% h  K> 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
> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
* N, S  K1 d& \4 a. m6 \5 Y! p: n> 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
, g( l2 q# [# w. n, m> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
, E; z- C7 C% n7 ]+ g9 D8 J7 }: A> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
0 H  n- {, c  J> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
* H$ B9 S7 C- h! h9 H$ I> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
9 E0 r3 \( U# X5 k> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
% n% w$ x. e8 _0 B4 s/ w> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
* G# G7 @1 X9 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
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
4 m1 H9 q+ V+ [/ a> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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: r/ {9 d/ g0 Y. U$ W> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
9 K5 h5 q  e" [; e' U6 n! D> 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."
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: H4 y. Q) K  }. \8 N> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
+ |- F; g7 ]& W3 i- A. y> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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