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
> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
. w7 e9 J  h0 t8 y$ p: G> 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
% q. C- H+ f" F> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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! k$ ^& b  F9 o/ E> 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
' H  f7 `: q* C) a( P> agreed it was.
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9 Z" E; R4 H' ~+ q! O> 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# r* c. `% B( }; c4 \3 U> 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
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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" C3 U' s4 `3 S  H, ^> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
) S: _1 ?" g+ J/ `& @. K  g! G1 n2 Z7 H> 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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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> 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
9 Q& O, U$ C8 v7 k" c' p> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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. p5 g+ N# d! |' W0 {> "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
> 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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" R) t" G# h$ w& R& U& ?: {( y> 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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9 t: K" h, u& _& N> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
1 c- Q% D. j5 Z& l% e> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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9 t3 i0 f5 ^% Y& M5 Y> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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