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
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
- G# f$ H, A$ g1 z. c" k> 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.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
6 R; O. r) @4 Z4 E4 U5 T> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
4 S/ w. I! D$ y" B9 z! J! w> 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
: J9 I- |3 R% z7 ]8 a; F> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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/ {" s/ A, v  j> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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, ^  n3 o* d. H4 D4 b> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
" m! X1 n* U9 N1 X> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
* G$ ]) |, t8 {6 u> 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.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
  `4 R  K$ n& o# I> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
( b& q! }" E& _. C) u# H> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
+ O; }& h) f2 m5 s> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
/ D8 e5 B  Q: Y6 C9 W/ y7 }> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
5 }7 L; L: x' J% p0 S3 P6 _- g8 R> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
; b0 T% V; F: F* ]. z, Q) {> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
( e$ v( T7 X, Q8 |* ]> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
( q' u0 X+ O/ a6 G. b& h> 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,
9 F9 ^* i# J& _+ p5 w  y, C2 d  O& }+ H> 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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