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
6 j+ s: A% x- d( `! @- t> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
$ g3 c5 n- X$ y7 m> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
4 G" f- G# r0 Y4 R" M> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
6 y3 B1 y# a' c0 l/ I> 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
5 A! L# `4 t" H' @> 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.
>
0 }, S1 l4 F9 N8 z0 Q- p& F, s> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
. Q. I  J* L  u: L) H9 s> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
7 V1 X0 a5 q. E" s. P( J: b# I- M> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
* v# i, C/ w6 i" h$ J, F) K> 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
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
0 w3 r8 \0 O, c( `# a( O> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
. I! c8 ~8 f+ u$ A- L1 B> 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
> your car.
>
' J5 `. }5 I( \2 }* K6 _2 ?> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
; F2 G3 r* o4 s# @# p% {% }> 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
  |7 a+ O8 h* b% T& v) V> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
# }! y8 t0 B+ A> important to you.
>
>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
, S  h& _: @5 q9 R> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
2 h: p4 ?3 s2 V5 j+ s3 e1 Q6 x  F> 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
6 i6 f  u8 q: w/ }4 ^! {9 j# X. J> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
3 t/ \8 s) R2 W/ F5 p& @> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
9 l, ]  |+ Z0 ~' w* y" i> 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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