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
- @" Y* E% H# r* O; i> 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
> 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
& ~0 H: b, r* W( ]* K; g. r1 L6 L> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
  y  R0 c  H. O  g5 ^> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
) w9 t, b4 R4 i: @  f1 }> 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
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
5 |8 P$ {& }* R+ m4 ~> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
3 l- C' [) e6 T+ }) E> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
3 ]5 `: O( |! }> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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3 g" T% S' F! v* y> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
8 T) A+ E! ^1 s$ C( t7 i5 |. m- Q> 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.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
! ~4 Z2 _1 ~4 p  g> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
" S9 Y1 F  m/ T* F! Y  u8 r9 V> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
( Q# M9 X$ M2 r  J3 E8 H4 H> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
$ a7 N, m" F. ~> 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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
- L/ h3 A( |$ I3 ?> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
1 @! T% |+ ], V; H5 x> 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,
> 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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