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
8 `$ K# U0 Z. {& P- n> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
6 m) q& g" o. [1 H+ Y$ a9 v' ?> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> 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
/ t0 @4 I  O: ?> 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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6 B* J% K& s( x! S( n# `> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
3 u: t$ d% }% S; B/ H/ E4 M1 h> 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
( h4 F( ^% C, o6 F5 ]3 ^3 i4 A> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 L5 B) _6 z) I* j, }3 X> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
$ m) n0 L2 ^0 C5 V' e8 W3 Z* N! Q> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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) g# A$ M  t1 B% E5 m% e> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
6 q" H- Z& ~- u> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
/ X: Q: r. ^6 c, x; @9 x. r6 _$ o" f> 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.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
2 q1 [" @% j; q% N. i2 X> your car.
>
> 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
* W& m- W. k7 C1 q> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
, T' D' g+ w, t7 c2 ^' v/ t> 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
6 n& G1 }( n0 s- l> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
( g# w2 ?7 R4 n* R> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
- Z- L( Z- P8 ^7 `9 q8 l5 M" g' W> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
" a/ c/ J; \7 J4 T> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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