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
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> 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
, c: c. l/ R, z7 p> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
8 [' n2 C1 g! n* [" q, h> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
; e0 _: I) E3 m1 Z) k> 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.
>
4 E* p) _+ x+ R: l> 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."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
7 b' ?7 q0 E; |) S9 S8 ]- m> 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
+ l( @9 I7 M5 g" o) ^/ g> 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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- ^; X2 v( F9 {- W* J4 i* V> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
$ l# d% ?2 N/ H, z0 B5 x> 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
2 Z, B1 _$ G$ A2 O$ d& p> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
& G- `7 ^! L6 q) f+ _1 Q0 S5 R> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
7 I- D! j. F( J( P- N1 T1 }> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
/ I5 C, K8 U( Y! k. c) T3 `( |% A$ }> 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
9 I: P. K- i; B- q1 j3 n& h> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
% O0 r* ^2 k2 Z( U; p, C( N> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
+ j4 z( F' x. e% i- M> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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: v' X+ ~+ }- i; p' q) W0 l> 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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