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.
>
4 k: C/ L1 {' j$ ]& B. D$ Z> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
7 ^8 P5 \) D9 g) j) y> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
. X2 }1 _* Q4 ^> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
; |* m9 x( u9 f: \> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
- o! ?0 I6 K6 ?: n  [2 h' n> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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8 u& v4 i3 ~6 n: d0 C- ^> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
+ R5 w1 O/ X+ _7 s> 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
& o* c* i" ^& [$ R7 N( P( F> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
5 {0 F+ h, E5 w: _: p1 }" ?> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
5 f1 ^2 M5 X" {  \2 c' h> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
9 I' Y# z1 D1 |: C> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
" A0 p  {9 g' \/ Q) Q3 g( [: B  {( u5 c> remained, your life would still be full.
>
( _% f3 n: p' {/ D> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
1 [' q% Q2 F( G& |> your car.
>
# Y  ~  W! _0 a$ I> 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
1 _% F% L9 Z+ `2 r& l> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
& n; x( b' E. h, t( ]> important to you.
>
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
! U3 c9 E, x0 R" |% p> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
9 ~( X" s3 O. E" z/ M> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
* D$ j' s( D' j6 z. x- m3 {! {> 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
8 k- ~- R+ ^9 M> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
* P2 b9 B. J/ y; O: f> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
9 x5 R- R' N/ U5 Q" {, j> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
5 ~+ o3 ^: D# E/ X& P> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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