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。
' k1 x4 }& {6 y& H8 t5 L9 P> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
* G4 k9 X' T! T2 j4 u0 S> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
! p3 u: ~* k! }+ G6 X1 f& 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
7 e' O. x7 e$ _0 g9 w5 E% _4 J0 |> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
) }, g/ a8 ?9 H% X3 d' J# v: R> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
7 |9 p- J# o$ ^6 f0 J. \> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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% U0 L4 n! d) h: @> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
+ Y( G, i6 ^, T> 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
2 T0 l* o! L. |: \> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
6 V& y. x% ~0 O> 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.
>
! W# ~; ^" ~9 F, G> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
0 a8 ^$ f6 t; i" e5 W> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
8 a( H7 ^( d) p- E8 V8 \2 l& @+ R> 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.
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5 V7 P) Y. D1 p; ~+ k> 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 a8 C6 K2 w/ I4 Q> 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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* {6 R, `8 a8 |: L$ x> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
' n+ \& M+ o% x+ v  R0 r> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
/ G' d4 ^. n, {- O# Y> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
! G* Y( E; N9 j! R/ f  R> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
: ?  j) U6 `# s: _' C6 ?6 n% a> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
6 z# `, ]- M" @) Q9 y  f3 e. N> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
" ]( y; p! G) m/ h% |> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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  l3 z6 @" H! K  h6 s, w3 s. D% _> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
# W; @% z- E  z! P  b( ?* G( n> 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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