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。
% H5 c# B- `# Z> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
( y: f& y* N' x4 [" R2 ]$ `> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
: c9 v  x2 o- N5 n  P8 ^! a! @> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
1 R, l- z$ f! c) d# }> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
  z9 F$ l% k' P  T6 _. T8 f$ i> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
% T+ A; K/ D; y% n# F> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
, R. g% ?- V4 }, d> 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
> 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
; S( ~, \1 _- \( m> agreed it was.
>
+ d- ]  X! P: D' b3 C. b/ @> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
9 g, X0 X8 U: J; f/ M; ]> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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) ]5 X# \6 v9 r1 d0 t> 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.
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* f' r6 ]- K+ V) o3 N( |$ ]> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
0 N3 H# z6 \9 L8 Z> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
( O( p) I! l4 P, c, Q# d+ G# i> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> 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
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
/ C+ T, b  S& g> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
6 O! D" e' I/ _. ~( v+ l) p/ L> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
: k5 }' k9 T# i0 B, Y> important to you.
>
>
% E/ A# c- U# z* x+ n> "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
3 a3 N6 f% m. q, A> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
8 i. I# `; S, L; O5 U> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
( [% }" J1 L) D4 [4 V# l> 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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4 I( p" H) y( c> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
8 S2 u7 D' f  l) a. H, S8 y> 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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