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
- c% A6 h' h9 ^> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
9 y# z: [" i4 G* g> 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.
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% m2 S/ v% ~+ W* Z> 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
> 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
  u* R' A8 Z1 Y9 r8 P0 M# E> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
: b6 p3 J" m: p  x5 b> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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) G# `8 A! d, n; o/ V$ r. V- j2 s> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
( q3 M' G$ A0 {+ X: y& z! B6 t% H: u> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
5 n+ t! a) K9 z& q2 |> 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
# ?* o# e) J) T) a  D> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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6 w' |6 n" ~9 E" `3 i> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
$ m2 I0 M+ M& `0 T; ]( R4 X> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
* V; N9 W4 n' l, ]3 }0 y> 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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9 L2 j1 ^/ v3 A3 K3 q! W9 c> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
  A; F; X6 u; l; ~> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
' b% ]5 O2 Q9 Y: d> 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
> 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."
>
4 s+ R! t; {& L( G5 x! M. [> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
7 m. K' ]( w+ M0 _+ `; J> 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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