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
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! L, b2 T( @% R> 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.
>
> 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
9 L3 W  A# O" A5 ^( Z( K> agreed it was.
>
# j; C% }3 `9 h; c1 d6 X# \> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
! z" R0 {# K# e% @" [* c6 f: l> 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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> 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 i; A' \: a0 ~! J> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
% z1 c4 q/ a5 E> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
# a( t, Y1 A0 s8 J. m; d> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
  @3 t& F1 H+ @4 J- ?5 V> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
5 O! f5 g; ?$ n+ n1 w# R0 Q! |> 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.
>
& s3 g1 r/ x' K6 L* S% }> 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
/ U4 y* x) r( v> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
# R0 \9 x5 |" M! Z, t> 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
% [4 ~1 |% ], I) k7 O& u3 B1 Q> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
7 N9 k+ c2 U7 s( L, E, f> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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% s/ x! F( |7 E2 G2 S> 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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" S/ N. }, _) f6 V4 F& s6 u* ~9 V3 G> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
6 _7 L7 s1 b0 S> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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) |4 W7 {4 A: \3 L% b> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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