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。
) @# ^. v' |( F, j# W- e> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
+ Z' m- O$ }% A& n* n" X> 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.
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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
- s' y& i1 u! s. C) M> 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.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
! e$ N/ k; m9 H8 M- o> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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6 \. p8 ?0 W9 B% i# U+ U> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* y5 N3 w7 ]: ?$ K) Y> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
3 ?* [7 S* m: _5 V> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
1 S# |  {% I4 ]) [, x> 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.
>
7 E- P" p! X" J* `' s* `) j0 \7 g9 j> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
* M1 s! h8 U. A+ @7 ?> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
) A& n3 d- _" S  G8 x* l( V  g9 D: T+ t> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
8 }" V, {# ^4 _0 I> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
$ [7 R2 a1 K3 y+ D% h2 A& V7 \) r> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
1 Z' G8 @2 b2 E6 ?1 `( u; u> 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
1 f) X: [& v8 d> important to you.
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9 L3 P+ h# }7 c1 q> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
1 U% L0 X  ]7 G> 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
- R1 W& V/ b& d> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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; Q- S0 [. ~' z+ f4 S: j( ], w> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
  x  h4 H. _" A- q7 L> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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( S7 q* A% l* t) X/ O6 ?8 s> 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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0 Z. q" n) c1 ~/ k& ^' ~& E> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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