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  @' H% s' l> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
$ N( v. L5 C  O: V" P% i% Q, m8 W) ~> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
  P3 d" s1 ?  d+ z> 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
' G/ [0 C8 f* S9 A  A2 n1 G" e> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
( t3 N6 I/ u$ G7 ~1 C> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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+ w& b; X. F6 w> 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
7 s  h" S1 D4 h& V% ^$ Y/ Q$ M, Q1 _> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
' }6 E4 p5 q' V& t, O. I' h> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
4 G5 R% B2 n' \+ @% a- l7 {7 Y) y> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
% J1 @) v0 t- |. p' a> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
7 K+ T9 G$ \7 R" n> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
# Y6 u8 K3 n5 J7 ]; }> 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
> 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
> 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
> important to you.
>
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
: v2 @7 [) \6 [2 s  O2 J& a> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
* n; f4 R9 ^6 ?" A) J! H> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
9 f! L% ]5 a' ^3 |' T" o: T3 o8 h> 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" {* t" P$ U% {1 ]% z6 M( Y! \3 M> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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: V$ e$ {4 Y/ g- |1 s> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
2 U) C, j4 z; Q4 t5 N* C> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
  R& |$ F4 V- W> 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."
>
) ?2 L7 y- K7 ^' G2 `" @  O> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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