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
9 k4 z9 v* Z! v> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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! R, [) H3 Q/ N7 j. D> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% b$ C7 T0 T6 I2 a" T" z8 C> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
8 d5 _" j7 x: D# S> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
7 ~# Y: \6 }  j> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
  e- U! Y3 F  d# O> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
. ?# J) ^, Y! f4 K9 A! W> 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
> agreed it was.
>
> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
. L' N- y9 o  P> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
: a0 P  W8 K. {% C+ P  O9 L> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
, P1 u- G' e( H> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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) U% f/ ~2 `1 L3 b: b+ A5 B> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
: ^9 v: L! e# Z+ t' G6 H6 O> 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
7 S& l, L- A! a! N' E/ K4 c> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
) u; V* [. F( g9 a4 O> your car.
>
> 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
2 X# z7 _+ r0 a; f8 [$ X8 l5 K% Q% I> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
! r/ q+ A2 y3 \) j> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
8 d0 d+ m% o0 L4 G( \> important to you.
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4 c2 C8 h( P. ^) f: [- `> "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
( {: E# x& T7 D4 J; r1 R> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
2 g. @0 N" F" L7 Y0 d- v: S> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
% {! M1 c/ c) G1 v6 B  I> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
1 ~8 t) Y4 A. g( u6 \: ~> 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,
6 d8 a) x8 y; g$ S6 a, O> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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% U" W9 d" B1 o7 v9 Z" A8 Q> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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