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
  D. g$ Q7 m0 ?% v5 n> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
0 D5 @3 f" S; q) g. {> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
& g/ G7 p0 A5 c+ ~4 ^> 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.
>
> 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
9 f& k( @7 R8 s, t. `$ \: e1 E> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
" f8 Y, J  e/ ]% \, Q5 \- |> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
! l* V4 T% y7 l> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
+ u. k' E: ^1 }" \6 d1 D> 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
) R( j- B4 ~" K8 x. S> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
" o+ Y: t$ m5 t" j> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
) W! d8 }# i4 C  H3 q+ v5 {> remained, your life would still be full.
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$ @' \# V# U: U# y: C* f4 j) d> 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
( G, u" q  t1 N2 \  n> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
5 ?7 G3 k& H6 E1 g$ ^> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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7 H' l, Q+ W3 v+ t1 {9 W> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
9 r4 V6 n! }5 d> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
: Q( O) h: p- F! P! L> 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
; m. _6 J# f: }( \" u/ M& d8 _* U> 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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5 h9 v  i8 N( F7 c> 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,
> 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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