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。
2 `0 [; U4 q  @. V9 [* U. Y0 _> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
5 F6 \5 W+ d3 t' l& z7 z> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
# O( m7 }, g' `& T> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
4 N) h3 y" f  l- b" ~9 P4 G# ]8 I> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
/ }1 v# j4 R" b9 [> 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
& F; q& B8 \- v$ x6 _0 j0 q> 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
% i  h! t) w$ }6 d; h> 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.
>
. A& Y, K$ B/ ]2 Z& L> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
: a7 R1 c- R+ ^5 c! ^* m% S/ t> 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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8 Z* r( c7 @( }" B9 v> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
# N, K/ W/ v8 K' z% E+ J> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
; b7 Y/ c8 q4 v( R> "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
* [% i. G# P. A' n. B% u! h" b> 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.
>
> 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
6 C5 d& Y$ O' ^+ A( |; Z' c- w- s> 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
9 s% Q0 J  A% i  [. W> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
0 u3 `5 h& u6 U/ J/ [2 z> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
, v3 E( U, Z! h  w> 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
7 Z6 \5 b3 K5 ?6 q" @. U/ i> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
3 B7 X* |5 Z1 V; H/ O; {) C4 u> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
. v$ U3 y% @: G6 C1 L> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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; `- {) O, K& O8 A& p' b) P$ K" G> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
% Q, e- I) d; x$ W) w  C> 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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