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
4 B; D, [; L7 G2 c> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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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
2 F# V7 t) E  W0 p> 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.
>
( U3 w( P3 }4 w8 k5 \6 G> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
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>
> 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
5 F! B' r/ _/ O$ A7 @+ e8 n> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> 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.
>
5 W& y+ U6 b( V8 Q& J> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
+ r% {0 m+ ?- ?; X4 O/ o5 s* F> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
- n/ a5 \7 |2 E3 V3 ^> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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) r" z' S, P/ D$ k& z( [> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
4 L* h  K/ p9 Z& Y6 v> your car.
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> 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
, p& W, `; o- }> 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
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>
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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
* v  V0 @4 v/ e4 L  F3 ]! r> 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."
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> 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."
>
9 U2 z. I# n4 f1 H> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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