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。
+ c# N( J0 P. }+ s0 P> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
2 r9 C- \+ _) Q( ?. K- @! u% q> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
( s! P4 O% P3 H1 S3 p  `6 Y! w> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
- C$ `8 S1 y7 C9 r& m> 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
0 C6 J- S: o+ A! q> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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9 X& ?! g/ `6 G+ }  X> 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
) `: f3 h$ C. `' S; ^( g' {> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
! }9 ?! ~8 u& y. j% h) j' D% U> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
/ S1 T, W' V& Q4 O> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> 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
- X$ {: w& [, c2 m! m5 M> 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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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6 S# [, ]9 ^+ V) i7 n( F1 P7 O> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
1 F3 c6 {4 w- r: H1 R8 H; J) n$ h> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
5 ], j, Y, z6 N' n* M> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
3 e& ?) V; q5 u2 a> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
) K9 L4 S/ K+ W' @' w> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
/ I. L7 E' o- V8 s/ M; s+ o8 N6 U4 u> 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
9 G/ L& s7 y, Z* @> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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0 \; D. k0 z2 L/ a> 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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