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
  _* t% K) M, O" T> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
; r  E; j9 w/ ]% ^* n' J+ G' m8 K" n+ f> 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
" E6 _$ m; Q  e$ a# B8 O+ M# F> 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
9 B# J  _/ o6 Q8 r> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
( ^! [' l. `! k: N. S> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
9 K& S1 X# W- F1 N; Z. P> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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3 z) B1 P( B" F3 J7 K> 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
% p0 L: E6 J0 t# a  N> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> 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
6 z$ F( D: t, v> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
% M4 k9 t5 Q1 x> 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
> important to you.
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- q* {6 N9 a3 r8 {> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
( g: w7 a! E! V, y> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
% `5 X, D0 u4 B> 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
; {5 _' |( t7 k- W; p& y" Z5 X9 B> 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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  m' ?( k+ J, P/ g1 n> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
% V) t7 o3 n# u. B" g9 X1 s) T* I> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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( l/ Z& C, O" t, N6 K. s> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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