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/ z4 q& u# z- `, y$ `: M; I> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
: [9 o) a( ]" s5 ?# l0 J> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
! s. h# j, E& V. q* S9 z- ~. C> 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
: t" e* }+ |4 g+ ?  z> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
. x. C0 k' v7 s" I> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
8 D  [2 g2 ~/ z! ]- ^( |> 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
- m& J. ~  c/ @" K8 l> 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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3 U8 Y- @6 }* ^' M( `) H9 n" @> 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.
>
! {5 x6 K& N( x/ D2 g> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
2 \, K0 k. G- y" x7 a> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
# `4 W- B( H# i0 s, x> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
9 v7 o9 o* m$ U> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
$ @0 ~, r% G- i4 a3 n> remained, your life would still be full.
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: i/ y* X- \5 k6 X; o' C) e> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
' K6 O: }2 J8 b1 _/ d( l% _; j> your car.
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3 a$ Z  w# v2 T0 S8 o> 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
> 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
( K9 q# m* n- |, Z6 Z' h" C> 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."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
! L: J' g- ?3 D( Q( Y% K( a; a3 G> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
' Q- }' ]( ~- \! b1 F> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
' [. H$ S2 Z; _# q# Z: E. ]> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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