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
> coffee.
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+ q2 ~9 n4 u# r) ]) C* {> 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
& C' i/ R. ^  j6 W> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
+ W/ D9 h) y! R, t> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
  z# S  z% u% L( m7 e> 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
> agreed it was.
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" q5 Y2 W0 U& [% t> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
" u9 W1 d) s! z% Q. p> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
3 _$ k& k2 S3 _( i( _> "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
> remained, your life would still be full.
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* d/ `! v& ~) J+ K4 _/ q> 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
: e7 x; P+ v1 C# r7 h% k> 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
" S3 L$ |- s: U* ~+ N: T: W> 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
4 ?* t# j: z/ P> 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
) y7 y7 z0 t6 x2 t> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
2 K, y% h* T! J> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
( O; j8 b8 A6 G; ^7 _> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
> 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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