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
( p  u# ~/ J8 J- w- f: U4 ?> 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
> coffee.
>
2 m: Y* k5 _" S> 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
. [6 Z+ h5 _3 J+ D5 \& d> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
1 m& X' {# Y3 L, h> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
0 a- q" g% K" c: K% C> 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
2 F- ?. S9 S0 t3 h: T" r> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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4 K& E9 S" A$ d" l' M; H( t> 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
9 [) z- v- y) O> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> 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
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
# U( N4 R8 a* \6 s5 M> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
% R7 U% ?5 Y7 G3 M- `> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
2 @  H) `; m* D1 |6 a  m% {% {% H> 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
( w6 @% r4 K  z- t> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
9 d) v4 S& c, T0 F> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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/ g, F- Q$ x, @: L- k7 d6 V7 l> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
) H; ?* e. |" K: B> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ V1 U+ T6 s( z) u> 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
8 x: k6 O% s5 Z+ w- k; `> 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."
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> 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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: q4 N. S% h9 c' b> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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