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
. [. [' L/ ^; P) [% @8 x" d$ p" n> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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- [3 Q! z7 [5 d# W4 W; u- r! k$ g+ _) J> 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
" B: P. U- T0 [) J> 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
! {3 a3 H+ _0 J( I; Y# Y0 u- n> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
2 B% _) J) L: Y( A3 S# t4 }> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
' l7 v- H( k! x3 O# J5 q> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
3 v( l2 d6 Z; M> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
3 E2 m, S5 e1 A. [> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
0 m$ T+ }1 F% H# N! o> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
" F6 G4 p, Z0 f5 E. A- Z+ W> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
9 h7 o: R" P1 l$ M( C5 s> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
9 q: l7 D& Y, @3 _) C6 |1 V) c. H> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
. e# d) W& {7 I> remained, your life would still be full.
>
- a4 j3 x. P7 [8 `> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
+ {) q! `9 |" U) N  t: ^> 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
5 ~! O* I. H# Y> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
4 O! P7 Y- K& F  ^$ P4 [* C/ I* P> 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
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
' j' E2 x; |% N' f( `7 g+ A> 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."
>
9 `) g+ ^" |8 z# h: M# \0 P; `> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
. f+ ^8 z' i/ @# v5 a> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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! D. s6 B5 A! A7 ^* s> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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