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
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> 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
> 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
> 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
$ S1 Z: o1 e3 x' I  X> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
8 s( G8 n4 |* R0 p; Z0 G% _8 T. L> 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 b. p( D! p' i# X5 X. E1 t> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
  p. ~% o; }* Q. N+ ?" q- j> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
) j9 l: a. O+ \* D> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
5 P1 Z, R5 U% l- a  J7 Z> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> 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
6 n+ `  }. f( w7 @: ~> 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.
>
>
; J, b* h3 R% ~. \6 }6 I> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
' l2 a  M5 c4 \& z8 Z7 K> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
' t/ t2 A* [/ H% P% m2 {> 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
7 B% `5 A% u. F3 g. p9 b' X> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
  \* X/ C; b# ~  |8 ]> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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5 S. \4 d( s; j9 T, k! r0 g> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
% t8 V' \8 \, R6 @> 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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