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.
>
> 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
% `9 j9 R, {9 C4 C( \: T> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
6 ^# ^. I. k% O> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
1 M" L- K7 X5 T> 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
# `2 h2 v( d; x' f* P3 g; B/ m> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
, O6 q3 P$ b& T; F: H> agreed it was.
>
> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
5 P3 p4 R8 ~% S# k; s4 d> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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* U( b* H, c9 u$ N8 L# \> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
  H( J1 [% v3 k9 `, O> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
$ C5 F" ^* Q. N7 w& J% b> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
4 @0 E7 x- ~* w: q# k8 h" p> remained, your life would still be full.
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5 N! l! @: x( N# _4 a- d> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
: t$ L$ u7 {: ^* V9 D7 C- K> your car.
>
* [5 H4 N, v3 c& H> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
4 j5 f! C5 m7 b> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
( u4 K5 \' L3 q, Y: z' q> important to you.
>
>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
$ z1 G& M1 ?4 P; l7 s$ G> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
4 A& J) ]: Z. ], K# h+ `8 {# O> 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
: E7 J6 Z: L& U  J# X* {> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
; b3 W  X; _% m7 G7 G> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
  v3 j( O, v. C7 [' @. x  A> 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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