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
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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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
5 i% ~- g; v) F> 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
> 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.
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> 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
+ f9 j! o" Q/ J% {2 v  z> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
" Y( {  ~7 }+ q+ A' @* [' J> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
( t+ T8 P) F( o2 S: b> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
7 }7 W9 ~& Z5 h2 X) m8 Q% X! c> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
8 m" \! u' H, Z$ R) ], Q> 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
3 a, x- a7 i0 L* I! S3 W> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
5 f0 j4 q  O6 i, j( U; b; ~> 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
$ D7 i9 b, K! n/ e  b: F- J  u1 G> important to you.
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* F9 ^& A0 j" w/ P2 b/ `& m: w* R' o> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
- }& r% B* c" a# q4 s* v& {> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
/ [. m% {5 f4 |; Q> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
' ?7 l- t4 ]4 J/ Q# V> 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."
>
- ^' j& b+ E; r6 E; Q> 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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6 P( p& N+ O8 t% [% B. x> 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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! M- |! n2 q7 l# q5 P" r/ J> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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