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
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% d5 N+ ]0 z  Y6 \: a> 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
5 y" A3 R% d' J- @" ?, W' x) I8 Y> 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
; x# _+ k5 `* u; `: t& I% }> 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
> agreed it was.
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" T8 Y  p) U7 K2 K+ m$ g> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
: ?/ v" q, I7 E( p1 t> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
1 s& J5 V. \! b+ I; `7 _> 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
5 w" W- j1 G: W$ ?1 f7 c. p+ o: k7 d> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
. N1 M- B& F/ y* R) a> 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
) v5 F- W- W" @> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
1 A* D" y' ]7 \; c: j> remained, your life would still be full.
>
2 \! }0 P: i5 E$ L5 A/ {" T> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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& n3 D9 a: N5 x) s. a# ^8 t) \$ |> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
- I: M2 @5 F7 J$ Y: ^+ X6 _; K> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
4 h; x9 ^* f8 n" H6 E4 J# Z3 ]> 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
5 Q" h) c  I( N2 ~# o> 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
> 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."
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# p( b8 ]8 ~$ i/ M& d2 Y% k* s  K/ n> 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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1 d% X3 {. Z" \  x% v. h4 i+ s2 p> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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