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
; l6 v, d% |" c0 l- P> coffee.
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/ Y: |6 y( P  c' ?0 e; ?> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
1 B& \/ a* Z; M1 W" V; \> 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
" v7 h- P4 f$ g> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
/ a% u! b1 y# h3 a4 N) ~9 ~% m> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
) r0 h9 f! b8 x5 J& B; X> 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 B# q* X4 Z* B  g. \/ ?/ N& |  i> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
) a6 M3 X& `- s0 ~% F( f; L> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
9 R: o& K( F  d# G" p4 M> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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$ z/ F! b; f3 L3 S  n5 S> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
% @* x4 C$ r3 J> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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3 A( N5 O* Z; N& V" [0 _> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
. n* Y- p% B6 F, P# c> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
8 v. W) J: }9 n* L2 y0 g> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
* b) P0 s& m' C' @8 y> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
; l7 l" D* k' [: Z' v6 |> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
" @2 X. i- ^/ I; X4 U" l> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
: q2 H6 w: y3 y. F$ v> 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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9 R5 p0 ]/ D3 f, d# \9 p> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
- y8 o/ x- G" d' A3 l> 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
0 m0 {  I# ]: k2 c0 i: ]> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
9 O3 d. w& j7 ]3 T( E; j4 P> 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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, L. {& ~. @- o" P+ F6 B8 H% b> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
+ d& c5 @  o4 ~, p6 F0 C* R> 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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