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
1 C2 c2 j# l+ d# \) d* N: z6 p; X> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
# u% `# f& ]0 q6 m8 n* G> 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
1 N1 j5 f& a6 J* X> 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
> 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
/ ]# e% R$ I- a  W) h> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
2 ]7 T& o2 k" m, L6 _1 [> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
, M5 }3 Q# }, E> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
& K" A2 j9 @) h$ h> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
9 W6 c9 O0 |# u2 P( L> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
* q8 v3 T4 Z+ `7 F: \# ^> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
, a$ i% M" W0 m& w> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
! z, x3 Z& e& }. Q2 P' f4 A/ s3 W> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
" V2 w5 f9 }. [* @2 r> your car.
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( O9 d! c/ F' ?  u7 }3 G> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
/ _% S% ^8 K! P9 a> 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.
>
>
/ Q! ~! j1 E' J6 c8 l8 y1 |> "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
5 p$ w+ M8 n  N' s  p6 G> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
4 g# u0 j& ^6 S- ?3 o> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
; K( z1 J; ~, d7 |& `! j" {> 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."
>
> 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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. |# H( c% Y* \( B> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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