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
3 N- E  ?4 c* G& O% u) D# g> 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.
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$ H  s$ Z  b- ]; j+ Z> 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
; z8 u% V& k- Z, f  }7 M. O> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
8 B* f7 @3 P% u5 w8 A/ E> 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
6 k) ]. \9 V: S> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
0 O6 M. D  ~) W0 `* ]- P> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
8 s3 ^4 @% n. t* x> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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& h, G6 U1 w: c( X> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
/ O1 f! i* k2 a' q+ W7 _> 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
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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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
> 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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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
# O8 |- n# ^5 D$ y8 b/ e! n6 {( \> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
# o( [9 t% v8 \> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
: C8 ~- P  [2 M% Y> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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,
> 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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