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
, `# K% i: d1 Z: v/ t1 y- f> 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
+ W9 ~% W" p8 X. t> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
1 W* P! y0 H; Q, H> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
& o) @/ g5 l3 F, G& e> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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& A7 N, o* O8 X+ l: N+ e> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
( [0 R" x: o) a+ b$ {0 j: R6 L8 D> 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
9 N" c0 p! ?6 c. A" s9 P3 J> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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' c' d: T! z, W" p( H5 Q9 w> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
& g4 C7 Q8 \% u) s6 U$ X: q> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
# j; Q' V5 M! ]3 T; l> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
4 E3 T3 T2 `  h) z. e> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
& D% m' |3 e% d: |! n7 Y/ J: w. v> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
% r# q0 f: |" R7 }2 ?8 O0 b9 Y7 g> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
  j4 U& P: j( u" B7 V- B! Z> 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
( D& @6 F- P  U* @! ]/ d> 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
> 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
+ o4 V: l: w6 r: S( i> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
2 _3 |) s  {5 k$ a% b5 \. q3 ?) h> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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3 O  k4 m$ T! I0 R/ o0 Q5 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,
" e% L1 [% f2 F> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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; N) J5 U5 W- z0 P+ z9 g7 ]) P> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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