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。
+ t  k' c( P# j8 [! J" C> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
3 J, l* d0 x/ ]& k3 k> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
& }% h& h- b6 A3 P: |* j  L  A> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
' p. ~2 t; H/ g7 }. J: m& q9 M> 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.
>
1 [, ]  ^( c0 _. `" H' j# Q> 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
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, F- t/ b+ x4 ]; X% m> 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."
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* P; l( ~9 \( c1 r4 q' a2 b# I" X> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
6 A3 Q1 M( ^% E' k0 b> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
% H" N( G4 b) G3 B  e> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
- _' x. C7 R: ]3 u& [. c$ q1 v> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
* {4 |4 i% D3 y6 _6 M" M( I8 Q> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
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4 v$ ~$ z; N9 ^3 H/ n' p  }> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
% A0 y& S: l6 q4 |" |> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
2 E* M# \) m3 W/ B9 I, G> 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
& }# p& z9 N; N# y- W( _8 {> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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5 ?# X; W  ?( o5 A> 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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( V# C3 z# L& O  i' ]> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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