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
3 u0 @6 o6 e: N! r0 T* p* K5 V! v> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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7 _# l' Z. x3 Y. {9 U" m> 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
% f, ~; G  W% M3 v8 G. m> 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
7 h4 \! T( o4 B: j> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
2 N, F5 p2 x4 ]/ a) b6 u> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
& ^0 w* n/ |# [9 c# Z' h> 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
* B" v$ X- ~6 _! z! T> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
4 S) g+ K! _7 x$ o- i> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
) B1 k9 u3 R. `1 c$ a! h5 P4 n+ D> 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
! s) J& C( J: K/ c: A> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
# g. L6 H0 N: b0 @> 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
8 H' S% [  g# a6 |> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
3 k+ Q/ x- W$ P. K# A6 T+ ~1 ~( n> 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
3 k- U7 T6 y" T' K> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
3 v8 @- w; J! s: m2 H- E  U( l( A& N> 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
: N* U7 d8 K! Z> 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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3 J/ W" Y& j2 _2 `1 U  a' }; ?: R' J4 b> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
: G, Z4 Z5 M  `  G+ u6 }> 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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