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
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
6 F2 p; J- w) S; {# p+ \. g> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; \# n, p8 ~8 ~: Q, A. e> 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
9 N7 n' A0 n* [. M4 i3 {8 x$ S> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
' u2 H# H" ^# y5 I# G+ Z> agreed it was.
>
* [9 i& X* a- e, J> 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
1 w1 k- Q* u7 r9 ~7 B> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
- M" J- H5 {& `> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
/ U2 H$ N" \% Z. [* V> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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$ i! z3 \, ^0 m& B: Y+ _6 w' U> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ ^0 {: q: B- O' ~> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
. Q0 j  q( W1 v* I6 `> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
5 h. d/ l, s  W6 _3 @> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
% _8 F: {' a1 R9 c- f" i2 ^> 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
, o* u6 R5 J+ f* g$ V7 [* i> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
, x5 u  V) P3 U; K9 V> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
* M1 B2 h/ p) Q+ i- e4 w1 g> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
" h9 y- o1 Z" b. E! B6 D; W' T> 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."
>
> 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,
' X( R( X0 c+ A+ u7 u# A> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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, `; ]6 }. ^1 |) ]& r> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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