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。
6 D7 S  B( N6 Q4 u5 F& ^/ t2 r0 Q> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
, X6 d' O) o+ i" t& @5 ^> 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.
>
/ g) u# f/ n7 @  |* J> 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 \* j3 E3 }8 w1 y> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
' j3 w0 ~1 [8 L5 o> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
" B1 i, u0 |* z' Y) D% G% j4 F> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
1 b6 D* c, Y# w; q$ [0 l* Y> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
- H( h' v: Q- ^0 [" K, Q% [> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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6 f. |% S' h' g" h/ l  M7 L: M7 i; b> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
; H0 x! o) O& L# T, r* J' e1 @> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> 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
! @$ K( r6 w& d> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
! B: g! o" v1 K* T9 Y> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 O& A; B' @0 S2 t( ?2 U2 `> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
* h5 P. G! a" g1 `0 c. m> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
1 [, [$ _6 T% h0 K: q> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
4 o6 W4 V7 J6 Q2 w4 l, U; k> 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
9 i% \( J  @+ w7 u3 P; J. Y5 Y2 z> important to you.
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>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
- d! x- g/ U- _0 j, T> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
" m9 c/ n  b4 a> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
1 X4 I3 g% W% W> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
6 T$ u  \5 w4 c4 W9 n> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
" p, M3 _- z' \$ P0 `+ [; J> 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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, y+ w9 j5 }! K+ y8 V2 y> 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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