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。
6 C) q9 ~  M! o> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
+ r' U  {. }$ G2 D" Y/ `> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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9 b6 J8 G5 x: r4 F  ^" Q; 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
5 X( {) O( P' i! m  m5 N> 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
! L6 a/ F# s9 Y6 _  V> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
4 Z$ t5 N' o' {> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
. R% s7 b2 n4 X+ h9 D% V2 s) {% M" ?> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 e  g8 F+ H+ k6 `" B> 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
9 \% n! T( Z+ M6 t+ X, K; T1 M  p> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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. v- J4 g2 o- R6 \> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
3 z! c5 F0 N1 N; E8 ]4 e  |> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
# `! e4 Q$ y$ ]3 g. i, W* {> 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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9 r8 f+ b" J+ [  O% [> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
- g# A6 |" S6 ^1 ~- p> your car.
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> 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
- t+ |6 s/ I# K( \; g( J> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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' l* B' d- U1 ^. E+ X> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
( I. N/ {4 h! b* E4 _% t5 A( b> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
* H+ B; [/ `6 c> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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