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
> 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.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
: D: B( {( H& d/ I> 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
& f' `' W8 Q4 A4 ~2 `6 N" F# M# h4 }0 P. f> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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3 [! }- H, Z- R, B: p) z> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
) n0 k9 l% _, e2 Z* @# [0 \> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
: @* t7 L2 \$ S! [, ~$ X0 D' E! _> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
2 K8 w) k1 o% {, _7 |$ G, Y* v> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
# B9 r1 O2 F& o/ L) F! l- M6 n> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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& I0 ?) C- H6 s  T4 O> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> 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
  o6 |$ p4 d# ?' L# x' I- m3 [> 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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5 J6 ~# p9 v6 X0 R3 g$ x9 B> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
( o( A! _$ _( d9 o/ c# s> 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
0 _% u' N* L- M6 i> 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
> 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
5 A4 m) u+ o' t$ J> 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
' T5 H* b% ?6 S6 w> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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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( T, U' k  [$ P3 ~$ Y0 R> 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."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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