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
> 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
; `: `  H6 m9 |( D* f6 p& k> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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8 B* R) e' s7 z* F+ {> 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
6 G; f, p. Z# g> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
  l: p+ ?* A2 \* C# W* b! t> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' u: I( Q) a( J9 t% h9 W! `, |8 U> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
# J$ K+ z) ^3 U* w2 E2 F+ w+ S> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
) M2 c( c( `+ z  ~! l3 i> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
: b: x" x; D# d' |; 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
> 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
$ w1 n/ }, h6 o) Q# N0 L> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
+ t0 i. [, i2 @1 V, P/ v> 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
7 m6 O% B  _' ]1 z) I8 _> 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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
2 U+ \) S7 c/ W! [  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
6 O$ T( Y' F3 t( o> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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( F' r3 @- \" m; i3 @3 F> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
2 C; }& o$ U& f: e* N/ q" s# O> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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7 A. v' a% a9 J& {8 x% n> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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