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
# ]9 `% T) f+ |* A> 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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+ O  Y2 o7 _9 X/ B1 h> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
0 C( e- r4 U& i$ m> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
. J4 {  g1 u, O3 o9 [$ |> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
$ x0 b$ K/ O, }1 n> agreed it was.
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0 M( j' L# ~/ H8 K6 @> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
. g4 ]/ k0 j6 u& k4 c# H0 r2 {> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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4 r% W9 }: A, |0 P, B5 Q! ]7 g> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ S" _6 k% w. @. L  V1 ^2 \> 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
5 v3 z$ Y% F- \& X+ O6 F: Q3 v> remained, your life would still be full.
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# F6 z1 O0 ?* k2 z9 b7 h& i* c> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
  x8 V" y, ?5 N( M: Z  t6 b0 z> 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
. C1 h' H$ `% {8 ]# f; G8 [3 e+ Y> important to you.
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7 ]( b% \! q/ F) ^# l9 H7 J/ W  r" h> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
( J6 n) N: y6 S, @  m& ^> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
& D  o* D9 G: x4 D5 s7 m( a8 v> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
7 t. q- b( a. H  v! N4 [0 B. o> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
- [8 a8 J0 g7 ]7 |> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
2 t% P8 H- b$ W; k> 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,
& g' ], [# m2 M> 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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