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
8 r/ s: y- B. z6 O5 X: v> 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
! ]7 B: N! Z- ?> 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.
>
& \0 J7 L/ G4 X6 {0 Z1 I' @: v> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
/ q: h; r" B! M6 C% ^> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
  J; I' p0 V) n2 I* y/ a' `9 Q9 d; }> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
0 D& u* G7 b  u1 N  F1 N> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
9 t. H% |% Q( M7 b& v+ {0 d> 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
, F) Q& Z9 b* `$ s> 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
" K. y7 b/ ^( V; b> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
" d/ n  q% y' u( X+ c) s> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
; i0 Z: e6 k- [6 z& m> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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5 }9 l0 [0 \% n- Y( ]; g- 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
> 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
5 x+ Q' M1 ~* u* }: x> important to you.
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>
> "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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
  r, p: [, r, J4 o" L> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
: H' L; r1 }) i3 h4 X* N- U5 B& N  ?> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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" V2 S, E; M) W" {) H: ]7 W7 N2 ~) K> 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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6 C: o5 s9 a; R% j0 S/ u, q> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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