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
> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
. \& N2 j, p. b& k7 `( s! j> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
& E2 @# h5 X  m: W> 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.
>
. G$ C, L; v2 v& ?6 |# l: \$ s> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
8 S. d8 f2 R  n+ I# e& M* B2 n> 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
0 T% D3 T* d9 Y* B1 L' ~> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
4 x- e( K4 t' v: @" m) K. I> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
3 T- K+ S, J$ R# ^+ }. a8 x7 ?> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
5 X9 w1 y# x! F> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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: p8 a3 b- k! `6 t- ]> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
; B8 L) l& H  u, p) Z! c4 }> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
7 f- X8 h  G5 y3 ]  q+ `9 A% ?> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
% W6 c, F$ E- q> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
  C, d  \& D# a( E% P+ G0 H, a. A> your car.
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, r3 K# v6 X( L' ~# L  P7 l5 K> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
  O  U5 L; M* }" Z( k6 H( F8 u> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
# z6 R. F# l! @! J7 z! c" k( R> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
5 U  {7 {; v( t/ G- W> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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/ w' u6 Q) m$ x7 s8 I> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
3 m" ~3 k+ \2 [  M> 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
> 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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6 J3 g5 ]& E$ j! B2 R! d) K: q3 H> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
8 _% g* }) b  T/ I1 \0 }: B0 D. X> 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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6 s7 ?1 y. F& D- f; r! S> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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