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
1 i; T# a  Q6 B> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
: X/ [$ }. S' Q* O6 Z> 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.
>
2 h& B& g. U0 y  F7 y8 S) r) x> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
/ B+ c+ Q3 m4 b8 L( S& Y> 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.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
8 k& J, Y: m5 f- P: U( l' A* k> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
% d% O" n1 y* f! S; u> 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
0 r- Z1 b) Y% K! x# K> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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' V! q9 I0 r/ @! b0 O> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
7 f; J7 U! U- \/ f, ?5 m) j* K4 I> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
- j' X( x+ _1 K6 \, J> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
. \% N6 E% O# y, a> remained, your life would still be full.
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9 @! C& I7 X+ u* Y3 g2 F, H> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
4 L/ m0 V* o( R6 o) P> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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4 y+ P  o& ?: G) ~' }. _> "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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
% X6 t: K0 z* E% z! b6 v( {> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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6 H" ~: b- I" S$ I2 I+ X> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
% M- h( Z/ W( `> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> 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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