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
+ }$ L7 @3 j/ e7 E. h+ T> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> 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.
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. d) n7 F. |( Z' d/ f7 X( _$ e4 _7 Z: z> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
! I2 D# A" U$ T% S4 `- G5 y$ ]; _. a> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
0 W. G! o; D' ]- Y5 {, R> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
1 A# P" ]$ s& n' M' M. W) a> 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
> 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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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
  N! S1 a5 X1 J> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
# b( Y3 c6 _+ [> remained, your life would still be full.
>
" n+ m7 t, X. W3 o6 J: V6 l> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
1 u7 W& F5 f+ l" Y& {> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
9 r/ U, Q) S4 }. Y9 V> 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
1 l2 Q, R3 ^* Q" L+ ?5 a3 d& O> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
2 ]: ~- e' u+ z" f> 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
> 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."
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& P  s, d! E$ @  U# D8 {> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
/ C, z: H3 l4 K9 k+ V7 L> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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