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.
>
> 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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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
4 M2 ~, A9 ?% {  d  X> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
! K( [) F2 n" h3 X3 o9 R; C$ [+ \> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
  z0 `3 ?% Z+ h> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
2 {$ k. o. l. y# ~" m> 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
! ~# e5 K# I8 b* W1 ]) ]> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
1 Q- q! }6 w- [4 O' i9 j> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "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
> 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
8 H6 s: n; W) K: F$ X) K> your car.
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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
> 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
7 ^: b3 l0 w9 t+ Y8 e. `4 `> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
0 K7 r. x5 r3 D5 p> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
% w$ _# k* B$ h. O+ S> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
9 m. A) e$ w( ]+ `1 X* T. H8 O> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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6 K5 @9 U3 `7 Q$ Z4 `! f& r8 s> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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