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。
* o. b1 D! p, J$ d' B; I/ h> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
* p1 }) J( X0 F2 F! Y$ u> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
8 V& Q( D4 ?* v# w+ {! |( F> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> 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
+ x$ A6 L1 {. B9 H+ D' C6 n8 u> 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.
>
- \$ P6 q  P  K7 m. ]7 M; q> 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
, t- b; K8 e4 C" G" y, j> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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+ d% t2 A& ?# s9 b/ K1 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
2 A1 u( M9 m9 I> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
/ Y, V8 |1 {* r> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
1 f" P7 R7 k4 G4 {> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 [# ?9 h8 X; r/ H> 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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
% I* e5 G* j1 s9 X> remained, your life would still be full.
>
" p$ j8 Y6 _4 W2 {> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
1 u  f: p$ O' Z4 r3 q$ g) b8 ?> 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
> 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
9 Y7 }$ d0 s3 o" ]( I> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
% K4 ?* Y( e* D' A; [! L> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
. w& z& U( \; b: x8 S> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
$ _5 w5 W( W9 H  y+ F% H1 C9 H! v1 h> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
4 L. b/ ^. ?, Q  E6 o2 K> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
8 W- K( P( U& E) w6 O$ h> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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' A$ C- F/ \, T" E$ i7 X7 s> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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