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
2 J, c8 n% k& T7 Z* Z  h6 u> 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
  W! O; Y6 p% D1 X2 Z) x' z6 K> 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.
>
1 d: ]4 w2 F6 P# M( c5 L> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
$ T  P: u2 b/ z% Q> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
3 I& l( R$ k' G) m! D* _4 K> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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$ g2 J% Y) B* 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."
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' g' z3 `0 h$ c# v, _% a+ c> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
/ w2 S3 F% Y/ W) u( v" _3 L> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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9 Y; O# y) j& Q% P8 c> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
9 u( v6 t( e; N9 G1 D> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
# i0 w. q7 N# O  L3 x> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
. L3 Q0 [  C9 b! D' S> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
8 ~2 }" j+ B6 O( M$ J, T$ y> remained, your life would still be full.
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! |( ]. N3 `7 e6 l1 |> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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' {0 a+ P$ C! P3 B- e) d% }> 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
4 r# J2 K8 s: H' y0 b> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
& \9 t! Y- Y! c! g> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
9 Q' S4 [2 y/ U' Z> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
8 F6 y9 H0 B% y> 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."
>
> 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,
, P0 N8 o9 B* o- }> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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# `) O# z+ ?0 S3 t> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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