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
> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
: {/ _5 S0 j( e> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
, i3 R2 H* H# @$ @( a> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
9 C" {8 \# A7 r; W> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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) c1 A+ m5 X7 N- u" o> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
1 Y  B  W& x: P' a! i* i> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
! f6 {1 `& i4 g, p4 l( L+ i7 ?& Y8 J> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
! D* ], ^  }& i, d) r: T; i9 v> agreed it was.
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8 \: W) a7 ~, P+ X5 g$ M( R) q6 T> 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
; m" G" C. A7 }# M. L> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
* a( f7 ?. |  @& @  z0 d: `5 a> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
- C# I. h8 k4 ^: B1 @# u) A> 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
. n# v$ `' C1 T* I5 F; U> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
# e9 U/ H/ V1 X9 l& ^# i3 {# A> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
+ D, W8 J9 ]  V> remained, your life would still be full.
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/ V; M% c6 h; j> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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( a& n( M" @1 j7 @. z> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
2 `! w3 `' j( b! v3 x' H$ F> 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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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
5 t7 P" k+ d5 D  ~: h> 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
3 B5 {8 s& T  U( B8 ^, v> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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8 ^( z. b& D: m& Y+ M) {) X> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
1 w0 e! T* q; J: d+ N! Q> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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