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.
>
+ Z  w* f. n9 y- ]% T/ s> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
, y, S& i, ~% u$ Q/ H: ~> 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.
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> 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
! G1 [; Q  [: f# l" |% ?/ s> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
) F1 _' [5 }6 N1 V> agreed it was.
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6 l) `! i* M9 [9 V> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
' k" }3 y  A0 c6 S8 G5 S1 x: E> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "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
1 U  J& v9 |# H4 n0 B& i> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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0 z* J0 X' X8 k: ^2 k0 x! w- }> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
" Z' C& c- n, |0 |# p, a" b> your car.
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  ]4 k5 o1 i/ I- a* L5 \> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
  V8 v3 w5 k2 G2 d( v> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
1 c  z+ i; ~* y> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
! G& v& v. ?- v- z0 A> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
' q; c/ f) I4 Z> important to you.
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- y/ \, b( Z1 `, e1 u$ b+ L> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
( l! s8 N  k% G1 ?' f> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
' A9 ?/ {4 D& A4 U! s> 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
2 \; W! t7 Y- [! L& s1 k& |> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
8 |4 Q3 a. d, L9 d> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
# W- ^7 O, T8 o" B! J> 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."
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: {: t) Y" p# E! ^' R- Y7 N0 L5 ~> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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