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。
3 q' k; E  S6 d, S+ R> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
6 Q% t7 H" P+ H6 o# U4 N- ^> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
5 C' \/ X1 i0 b1 d. Y> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
3 G  `1 V# c4 h; d  Q% z$ n- v> 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
> 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.
>
3 s0 l0 r  P" _0 n' C( n+ |> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
% L) Y4 O1 ]8 i0 I& }' E0 c> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
9 K! S+ `5 J9 P> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
) _7 m. g% V" w% T> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
& ^2 e; z( h, }, [> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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( N0 \6 g+ q6 F* C- y# J> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ V) V) {3 v% j$ e> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
4 O+ \" c' o6 a7 r3 O> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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
> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
9 l# k( W  D! }5 X( I> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
" B2 c) B' x5 R. ~0 q2 R" b> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
# N& [' J6 P  M* k9 y" }* y" m- \$ q> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
" p2 R& j  p  G9 j* N/ i> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
( I, p2 x7 G- Z! [5 ]> 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,
" j7 b! U, V4 s8 H4 I> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
. A6 \1 ^6 E" V7 K- X0 K) Z> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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