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
! O* M$ F0 n# k7 h3 X# E3 l8 E( ?> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
3 m. V7 R! i& G> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
. |6 K9 g; e: `3 _* p> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
1 G; A! J" [$ {' n> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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& e6 s1 J4 p% {; L> 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
5 x3 d9 m! r, g) a- T3 O4 K> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
& B3 T# I1 D& j& G1 I$ J2 h> agreed it was.
>
- p6 j+ R& ?. B7 Z; ?> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
( N! a8 k, h0 q3 r" X6 a& k& L> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
& M' X; a! S7 Y4 W) W+ i4 {. D: V> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
* L0 V. p8 O+ U1 W- X- G1 w> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
1 a& \- ]! s* Y5 P> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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  s, ]5 G  k$ I9 J, y( u> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
* R5 }' r3 v4 V* s, X> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
+ ?* ?  n$ E/ ~3 ]9 b: Y" P+ K> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> 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
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
' N% o2 N% w* H( ]2 p% J0 m3 J> 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
$ o9 ~! n$ e( Q/ y> 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
: R# M& U& x+ v. F> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
! Y. Q7 y7 x/ O: y> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
  m6 Z. O% \2 v% L/ g- C0 \> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
; u3 C# K: J! K; M+ C$ ~5 `5 x> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
0 F0 L$ F7 p9 W& L> 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."
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
  M, e. c/ A- B; R* ^> 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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