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。
" A. R' r! _! d( F> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
- h! i7 H/ g# L$ q! B6 X> 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
9 G' p. c5 f7 T> 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
) p. B& O% ]4 o+ r. a/ V+ q4 }$ M> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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; n9 ~% X! n/ N" f5 M- r> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
8 D2 Y8 o" X1 J& g3 g> 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
9 M" e& G4 E) _+ q+ B2 e& {( ^> agreed it was.
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8 f  x2 n) \' N> 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."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
) R. g, D1 \# Z) t1 J> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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  p$ U$ S- Z% U> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
5 b  u7 u* W5 a% g4 S> 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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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
. Z1 @2 p2 W; @> your car.
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& [% V: e: k! q6 g> 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
# e, K4 W1 k8 d( r7 W> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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0 f; b8 {; R8 z> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
) t! v; w0 v8 @# V8 h1 k> 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
. u" }) C2 J  ~# o; [8 S> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
3 p  X, j$ W/ P6 A> 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
> 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,
7 ^, G( {' D3 a. _$ I# }/ Q+ ^! `> 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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