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
! ?0 M+ X& u4 v8 {- `7 W> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
2 t5 y  z1 p1 ]% }  X9 {4 H> 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
> 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.
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. Y/ J4 N+ r/ q- W. n3 N> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
% P1 l) ^* [3 N& h; e9 I8 J5 B> 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.
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5 @$ Z9 z& m- Z9 f( c0 U- O> 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."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
% V/ r+ r2 x, i- c> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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2 x" j2 {7 H8 O6 m> "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
9 B; s/ V, W. B: q9 I1 I> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 f, p. X2 k* |3 [> remained, your life would still be full.
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! P5 E" U1 q$ ?/ B  P5 J$ N7 s> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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> 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
4 d" Z3 j" n/ c2 w# K" \, t, I> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
# b! n4 [* x8 o; B6 [" N( n> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> 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
. X0 Z- J6 c# r' ~- M> 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
* |- S( O6 {$ y1 M* v6 t/ @> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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,
> 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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