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
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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
' }( x. ?0 m5 P# M6 s+ }3 p> 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.
>
, e( c2 u6 @/ ?4 `6 H> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
2 O! Q* o$ {6 v) m> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
4 N$ D7 i! y2 `. B> 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
, K/ `* R, Y. ]* [% I> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
9 V: `4 Z  S+ q3 K# `$ Q" O> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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) v& G& L# I5 U> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
' Q- L" B, R* _> 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
7 Z$ x; ^- E& N> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
% z4 p: S: c2 Y& X9 F$ U( S4 w( q$ j> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 q$ ?* w5 M  _> remained, your life would still be full.
>
. _. Z  m) r! c> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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* W: R6 B* }/ G5 p$ H> 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
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
  T% T1 e( A5 i, U; F> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
3 A  W5 d4 K' @8 b" h  X> 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
/ @6 s/ _- K8 w( q0 F/ m> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
- `( l5 ^+ h; c( x> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
( m2 N8 j6 f9 g+ w) B8 ?, G3 I8 j> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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4 g0 f3 n9 |2 o- W1 h6 R/ D; l> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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