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
; `2 ~+ a/ b# }$ T4 m2 g5 q# A  D> 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
  R- E3 ?) X$ b> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
0 J7 k' G; H  {) X> 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.
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  J: k  g0 T2 L4 p# r9 [8 R> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
$ T0 ]; g6 q% Y7 ]9 J> 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
4 r+ T/ k* T7 f" ^  R0 k> agreed it was.
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! j& h0 m( w$ z; q, O5 k2 X# a  [> 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
  r# y- D/ i7 v6 h& e) L, |> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
$ N+ M1 L/ p: 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
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
3 F# j, g2 K, M4 J6 w> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> 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
6 d4 M2 ]9 `8 R' U: N2 @; _> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
! W% g  Q) i9 a7 J* y5 z. U> your car.
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- h$ I. N0 B+ J, m0 E' |# |' \6 s> 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
8 ^1 Q, r7 G! P/ V( m: F( C6 {> 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
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
1 z* H$ J5 z  N8 ~: g- d9 S> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
) v3 V& t; z  E$ n% a' R) s# n; l> 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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> 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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  T- O% L* c: }8 x; w> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
# C6 i% V( Z2 U# e  g; J6 O' r1 j> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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" Z+ h4 C+ G% @$ k. @5 X7 T, `> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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