Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

catty

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。
; Q# Y/ F5 t+ u! ]> 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
9 h- p1 j1 h3 `- g" w4 D+ X3 J* h; `> coffee.
6 U3 a! R  V  a6 [5 e>
5 M* i9 {, _/ D+ A5 ~; k> 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
> 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.
>
$ M! W( A/ }5 L; c' T> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
+ c; R1 j% ?* t; @  @/ r> 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.
: O- E( u8 {/ ?+ m>
4 ^6 E! K6 X7 W  Z# n' Q( N> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
4 F* t7 A/ o. @) x/ @6 S" A( y>
' ?; I* M/ h( v6 N  D/ {; D  T3 q> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 W8 t& ^8 \. y( G& `: g2 }> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
  j. W% g6 p* R; S> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
) k; k* {* v) `0 _& D- g+ s, @> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
- n4 t4 n, V- R3 ?/ y7 w>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
> 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
* ?# w& N" l$ R3 F> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
. L- |/ \9 K/ |0 L% ~5 T>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
  P* h# g& k9 X0 l: O0 S3 B' D2 S> 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
0 d; e. ^5 \$ U. @/ ~# O> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
7 Z; P- i# P$ g. a$ }7 z0 n5 ?1 _/ c' l>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
+ W3 M9 N* f0 }  J0 q3 N% Z> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
! a4 f8 h# G! ^( A3 o, C; @> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
/ A$ ?1 k$ @3 a2 O2 O) _. A> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
! A6 t8 i" ^* N" _' G>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

冬腊梅