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
& A  s9 `' W( s% j0 p. }/ m> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% A1 c+ O  I; F; L> 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.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
4 C# P2 X4 b6 s" g: h) A> 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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/ T5 h$ m1 c: m- N* a8 F9 x8 \5 m> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
& R  V1 F5 P* c# v- H2 A: `> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
; d8 X2 q& o  w9 t: R- K4 N# M> "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
3 q: d& m: j0 X$ `  J2 C- Q8 N> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
3 R: N8 Y2 ^6 u> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
' O8 }4 \, A' t) z" X/ q3 a# h> 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
! r( F; X6 @! x( k> important to you.
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3 _3 I3 V6 K4 W& f3 `! d> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
8 x, w9 Z" @+ N  B- U/ l> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
# v" e' p$ X6 \% V- Y- S3 V1 j> 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
) D4 H0 Q0 i: |/ J; I$ D> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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/ A, ?" h5 q& L> 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,
( H8 A4 ]- V+ t  N: O> 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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