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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8 V/ z+ d- {1 T& Z* M1 ~" s4 B> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
- Z, G* ?9 z/ k$ w> 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
5 k. f) r! l9 U: Z" ]' Y3 v8 b> agreed it was.
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> 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
( _0 \! ~: p1 Y  r9 U* [  Q' {> 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
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
3 |6 r& B. D' z2 B> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
% e+ }" `% ~' H5 Y2 h5 M& c1 r> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
# d2 P: Q( i# g" t# ^# E> remained, your life would still be full.
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1 @& j. n' r/ ?: o4 G> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
# b- j0 N" E( V! E* `: X" c> your car.
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> 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
( L; Y  K+ v  C2 i9 v2 ]9 l8 G% j! E8 C> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
2 H( o! Q5 V6 d- D> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
, y: b$ K/ ^/ j8 d/ l* R! G  v" b> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 r0 E1 e8 V3 J3 ~( T, e" k> 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
; ?9 M/ z; m! p' V' b* }7 Z/ i. E> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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) x, I! T. }( @- V$ T> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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' b7 l- p) U* ~> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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