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.
>
. k& \6 y' @" c> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
( V5 t- g1 e/ s: Z+ O" u* H7 m> 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
$ \( e8 q( X3 Y5 X4 q, s> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
9 f6 {( {. N9 G( w8 F# C4 v0 m* w( d> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
7 T% \( C; |* N( u; O/ ?" j> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
0 N! }! _. v( U. s+ H> agreed it was.
>
> 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
8 a; w: M9 Z. ?% A& w! _. f0 e> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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+ A3 b2 I& s! U5 |1 m> 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.
>
" A& p( o& s; K. f> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
4 b3 O+ N5 N: B( D2 }) u> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
7 _/ {0 C- _0 }( f( \7 Y: Z> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
/ @: n0 i/ c" U' ]+ j> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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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; o" U7 h( |5 C5 U> 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
" [# F( |& J1 D> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
# D/ V) n8 ^. D! S! v& Q/ W2 A> 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
& p1 h. c) g  F% C" O4 C/ F> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
+ W! [: Z' c4 y* n> 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
+ p" \% z, ?) V, ^> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
: D5 t7 _) p$ E& }> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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> 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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> 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."
>
( T$ z9 C( [4 d" O> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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