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
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> coffee.
>
3 ^4 ]8 W8 H3 E1 {" H7 _9 g+ G> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
7 S. a: D9 _1 L5 u( {6 Y> 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
" h/ I. Z! Q1 Y9 i& ~( U+ N> 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
6 y+ C/ @5 [# V> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
- s; a* i6 a$ s! x( _2 `- _* y> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> 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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% j) T8 F, M5 B# y* O> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
1 N; _  l3 h2 W9 b" l9 _. s% C  m, M- _> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
5 h7 c. b# o3 z2 P% U  w> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
* @1 \# b! M8 C: B> 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
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
+ R5 G. ]) G# r' i) j9 {2 y> 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
4 g  f; K  w  @9 \6 ^- l> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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  ]: H8 m  n5 z' B0 ~> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
. u  E8 r* P# X$ Y5 M' w1 U) P/ A> 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
/ _& P5 X7 h/ L8 l6 |9 {& [> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
( U" b  t  c0 w3 n' N  W) u> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
4 g* _6 k$ B& v" _" {> 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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