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
/ m# c2 y9 l; N' \1 p# b! y> 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
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
, g6 c5 y" n% R, H- U+ J6 O> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
2 A! A* @( r9 @" }1 A* j/ k: p> 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
& \5 k) j6 I3 t5 Y/ ]1 u. X5 }> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
" ], R2 p8 x1 p. t> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
" f0 V* e" o8 k( n# m8 ]4 |> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
2 U* K" x/ |+ }! l0 @) B> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
5 P6 n. i, U8 J) E6 e7 g> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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  O7 j0 k/ [  o$ H> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
$ Y7 j- @5 C; |> 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.
>
/ v& [9 S4 F3 j3 j! A5 G# H9 W> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
/ u* g2 F7 i$ c6 |: g( x> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
: x( M5 B9 P1 V$ M4 Z+ E0 d> 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
" C+ i8 W1 _% j: f5 w> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
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1 R& m3 d% Y! u: g% h9 @" C. ~0 N> "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
7 M2 I+ U9 J% s) `> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
) [3 Z# ]8 a" w6 W4 r1 ~> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
2 h9 Y0 g  a; a: j8 e> 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
9 ^" o, o. p1 q7 J1 `2 B' K4 E> 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,
% \& ~  s$ i  [> 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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