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。
5 R' j, F+ N; s$ `3 J> 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
% U- D5 \6 J6 }* r0 Y4 h- A! ?2 @> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
& S! T" B  m' w> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
3 I4 X3 K0 e# M> 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
6 Z, W) `$ S$ `2 K# E> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
: l0 ~' h" S/ {; q2 J' a; L> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
# g2 t/ @5 Y  U$ M" G9 o> agreed it was.
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: ]' y* t: B( [$ B> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
, z, \4 X7 P3 j6 i0 g0 N$ m> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
& F2 w4 M6 t. R& O2 M2 g> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
5 {4 @7 N9 O: S$ t* u> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
7 U  \! a) L0 q+ D( d$ W> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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# k) b* Q5 c( q8 C$ S" N> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
; s; u; u2 J0 V, ^8 l5 k  J> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
9 }0 S& `. F! q4 l6 L0 r0 d> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
! K# a' r, ?/ R2 J, D> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
: G) b# C+ k  U, i$ r> your car.
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& U/ f4 e- V+ c0 _4 P/ J9 Y> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
/ P" _/ j5 Q+ D/ b2 Z; T> 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
/ }/ M" x. q  F> 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
> 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
$ o, `7 [6 {. f> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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9 ~* l! p! m$ n7 w* z! _" D4 W> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
# A% t3 X0 a( O) h3 u/ X2 O> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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' F1 ?7 I4 V3 d0 V& f% ~8 [> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
, q2 t# q. t- N% S> 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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