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
% M* ?2 S) z6 m9 c; S> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
# Z0 Z7 n4 J9 W$ l; I. C) ?: Q> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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5 [5 a; K# L0 p7 Y+ O1 U> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
. v  |0 W- y0 C! ~2 Z" I> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
+ y; d4 d+ \) D+ C" n0 a* W> 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
- [% u7 ^9 i9 R) X+ i! L) C$ D> 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.
>
+ {# e/ C6 @9 L! m3 \. E> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
) E9 q7 v: Q# p) x9 f% a2 e> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
& S" K; o3 Q* U% i> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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" m+ J- ]5 Q4 C) [& P; J+ W3 r! p  n" F> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
5 {) J% o  h4 L: z# S# n> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
0 J+ [; o( X+ Q> 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' t2 _; e3 h& i  |6 V9 e2 V> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
! L) N0 Y) ?: x% ]3 I> 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
/ C) F3 C7 b3 V> important to you.
>
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
2 L( e7 p# W: n) x* @) [> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
( i* n. G, p: _* I3 j/ T. F- i> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
1 \( X3 r% F+ d  w, L> 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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1 r8 t6 j5 g7 `> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
" N9 W) ]2 x' m5 y. y> 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,
> 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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