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
% I6 k! }: a  E> coffee.
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8 v* u( t# q6 Q; M1 ~9 x) f5 E5 {( }> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
# _2 N3 z' m: r0 b# S> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
' k1 N# |1 @4 e9 N- N> 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
- x0 ]9 ~( D8 N& @' V) w* w> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
# x0 \9 s: n$ D5 f> agreed it was.
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3 ]1 z+ G6 K4 b3 t, w4 s- y- h* N> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
9 u: w( g4 m. m1 M> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> 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.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
. ~; o  `! i) M# W/ Y> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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9 d! V4 T+ e( \6 \9 o> 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
. Z- [3 ~. F+ u" G# [> 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
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>
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
, x# S1 ]1 i  a5 d> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
$ F/ k' J' b2 d; S" [( R> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
( V1 k4 r7 n3 H8 W> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
, {' C: W1 F; j7 ^, }; h# x! U" t> 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
# I9 |) ?0 z* f& o8 O9 v) f> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
. z; e" \2 q) V3 |0 T$ d! _> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
' t! h& \/ h" @> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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