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
/ m5 L: a6 x+ Z1 s6 q> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
/ M; N9 H% I2 _5 |* C* o> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
9 e4 m  r) R% ?0 q0 j$ x> 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
! r, ], S" W6 `% D: c> 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.
>
* g+ b5 m5 I" O  F1 |6 H> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
; `2 t, r! ^* A. U# R6 I> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
8 R4 S$ P: e$ G& x: g> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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/ s! K/ O! c& G> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
4 Q- O/ `' Y$ P" u8 p5 _9 P> 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
. Q; Z$ ?5 L1 ]. h7 p> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
( s* L: B* z8 A# u> "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
8 \# p8 R: s) R2 ?9 M1 Y3 `> remained, your life would still be full.
>
* O+ G/ X) H5 S( u9 a> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
; z, x( T( p2 ]  a6 b> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
' g2 Z4 I8 D: d) O> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
1 I7 F7 ^2 g7 ?! E0 @2 v1 @> 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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6 ~  T$ z) A. g> "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
* ?/ z& I- t! f" Y9 m. _7 f> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
  g4 S2 d9 i; G1 u( @( \+ {* R> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
5 F) ~" w4 L: y> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> 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,
$ w( O. p+ {" H8 J% W/ I$ Y> 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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