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
- Q! C8 q0 N( h9 S/ i) L5 ?0 N> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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# m1 I9 D  b- w# z> 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.
>
> 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
. `* {+ h2 K* u, q  [- d> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
) l  U: N, u5 r% ]- m  Q2 B; p; A> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
9 ?5 y6 Y6 Z3 H> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
8 S% ]) [% B$ s6 G: o> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
1 Q( W+ H" H2 x& |4 A: f4 K) ^8 p6 `> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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, V( s: G( l) H. Q0 r% u> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
+ Q7 @- n! r/ C4 i7 j& k> 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
* h0 M; s# m7 L9 ]: G0 {) w( n> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> 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
; o; h& u3 G+ b! {> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
0 L+ O# }" r5 Y' j. m! e> 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
9 }  V" \& O- v1 Z  p8 [* F# w> important to you.
>
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
7 h: `. w- k8 N8 I/ P, Q8 P! J> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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% j" ^& E4 O# q/ F0 F> 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,
: }& H% F# w1 r, P) v2 q> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
$ ^( l7 g" T! B1 p> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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