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。
& G( i, G& E, v7 y> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
* m6 ]9 \* G; `2 C6 Q3 q/ V5 k  Q5 W> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
: U# o: P' f: |! O+ z5 ^* \# D> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
7 y0 O9 S. x& {0 U* e> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
: q# f, s/ z1 [; l8 U% y> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
8 ]* G4 r6 @# {; N> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
! O( e! E& b/ Q* H0 y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 H6 a1 J  M6 A$ W& U  c  d( H> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
/ V! s, F, J6 J/ r> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
: B2 D* n- q+ Q' T/ q3 v> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
# O8 I  I, y, J' v9 o9 H> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
& J$ b4 n: @: B% T" g, J  S9 L> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
" R1 Q" {2 q. I$ K. j( \7 I> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
/ o/ J- c% |4 c/ |/ ]1 l+ y> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
& o: C& _6 P  P6 ?* N9 D> your car.
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. y( H7 O; M( Z) [# Q9 K3 ^> 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
& _! _  b4 x! s& i' c4 p9 l/ I> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
' d; U7 k0 V% S$ w> 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
% z5 i# U* O$ l! W' c* D> 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."
>
> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
! H* [! f0 d0 u; h# Z> 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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