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。
( S" w( B& r3 ~9 x, s> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
' D# I) K7 B7 t! ]8 D8 c. B6 v> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
% h% X0 N" l' l8 _  G' {* ]  P> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
  A7 i% C" N0 i; t> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
( U! p: [9 a5 z7 @> 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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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
+ `+ P8 v! r) \6 @> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
$ z/ K# D- U" E: E> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
) j' i$ v, @2 s# C> agreed it was.
>
# e; u$ u6 B; x6 L$ A2 R> 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
/ U6 j+ [, j, s) Q> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
! y' M+ @  C; E> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ c* G! m8 n2 e" n9 h1 Z, Y) E, X> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
8 f; U3 `: k3 k- p9 c: S> 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.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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$ r6 R( u# h* }- {8 b# H> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
! O) i# e* w. N3 Y7 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
3 |# S- z3 f! k9 G* `3 V6 C( s! A> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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4 [) R% j' t* e( s> "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
> 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."
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; i; J9 ~* p5 O% ^! `4 c> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
, [  Y2 O' t, Z8 }+ h# m> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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1 I# o' x4 g4 q. r0 l  i3 h$ P> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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