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。
; U. X4 R1 E; [) c& O( w> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
1 i6 \) C* Q. q/ j' M1 o/ u8 g> 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
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
' h* o9 _! [+ M' R! n' P8 ~3 X> 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
" |" Z2 U* y7 y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
, }0 ?2 ]) r. W. I0 t. o2 ~> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
+ `  b/ ^% }( S8 d> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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" u/ i- M  _+ g6 O, V> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 p, q  E) u6 S7 e7 u> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
( I, O- @% E5 n) d9 }- Z6 i> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
6 i" K6 R8 e: Z> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
; D. W5 F0 |6 X" ?8 u  X> 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
0 |# E3 ]1 o) p) w" b0 J> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
  T2 U: f1 \9 K2 ~2 W> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
7 w, v8 N* w7 I0 u$ f> important to you.
>
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! h: Y4 k3 t' f8 o> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
5 S. C& w+ ^0 K) Q. |> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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% h- J) s2 z9 m> 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."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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