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。
( ^; I$ q8 Y3 i( \4 d2 I> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
2 q- }( c- B6 T. a0 T- u> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
" R* W# }/ c) P  Z> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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) N. C; D$ C9 T  O" o- x> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
6 s2 R% _3 q- ^1 r+ F( T* z: F> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
* p9 ]! d6 b" \: J* i> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
* M6 f. A2 }4 Z' k> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
. ^( M; M' }% F9 ?7 Q9 f> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
& e$ _9 M7 e* Z$ p> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
4 @! S8 }3 ?- p9 X  r$ X> 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
( ^" _6 a- ]' ^; `5 E> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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1 b7 _! z+ X7 V( U2 u$ `> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
! k( n' }8 c/ O# K+ k1 @> 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
  x! W2 ~& H! T, e4 w/ y> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
: Z9 u4 m4 G3 h7 C& w> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
, l1 ]! f4 `' _7 l> remained, your life would still be full.
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; }5 D' o/ L* @3 h. i> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> 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
1 s9 @6 c" t$ o& o6 n; c> important to you.
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( S! K& ]  R5 b6 e0 h% U5 T% x! u> "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
> 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."
>
' f# v; x1 [. Z6 `* w9 Y> 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."
>
/ j+ z& u0 }2 Z2 R. Y2 I2 C, w> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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