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 [8 Q  a4 E% K- A> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> 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.
>
> 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
" {* f) B( T  K  h, d> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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" x  A  m6 \5 d9 v> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
6 d( t* W# ^' w+ A2 }> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
# U  b- S" C" |- @8 j> 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
& X: A# v! h. a" g5 k> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
; L: n% B4 z% \+ H5 P> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
* ?1 w3 G7 K' Q7 ?% P> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
9 D5 G- P5 k# _+ u  b1 \, k% e9 n> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
: Z0 x6 O) O0 E7 [% ^& ?> important to you.
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>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
1 }* f' {# g2 ]> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
; T& _# x. J: B1 ~8 N! k0 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
1 f, I% q. X% A) O! n9 T' t> 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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