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
  v. h4 R' _1 _( @& Y0 `> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
& g/ A- J) l* ~# H# l7 m1 z) ?9 j0 w> 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
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
- r0 s5 O" @9 G2 T> 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.
>
8 C$ m8 G- C6 D2 w2 n0 s$ Z2 X8 ~# T> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
( U. O; |* v  q3 K> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
; u- n% m. P9 W( I4 e- T' m> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
1 `! I9 I# x' l6 ~4 O. G> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' f: }/ z" R# \$ U  _9 Y8 c> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
4 G7 J6 _0 A5 J> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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1 q" K, N! J) {, N! Y5 Z> 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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# @4 t' r& y3 b9 Q$ t( w> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
( i! b* R5 t, \0 d9 _$ o( y: [3 p> remained, your life would still be full.
>
2 [, |4 u: h( q# h% z: h1 ]> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
$ W0 R# }6 v0 c2 ^) B) v* O> your car.
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4 P4 H9 g* t" o3 d> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
* X. V3 N+ g$ t> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
& [' }' b7 Y7 P7 `5 k4 t7 k, [( _> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
7 @& `+ S- e# y> 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
5 D: p) I& _! V; b* A9 o& l> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
0 c0 _& o: W' x; ~. 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
, X1 |+ ~+ V1 t, ~, }# u> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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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5 v) k) f0 e" o9 ]: J' O> 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."
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. c. [4 t' P; V5 q) p# \> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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