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
- i  I+ _, i/ H* L> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
3 T: L+ m5 ~& U: a  d> 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
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
; Y4 d4 t' W. [6 G- a& g> 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.
>
9 q! u9 _" Q- {: h' D> 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
0 }6 T* }5 p9 |, L( I> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> 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
* p& u  X) q0 j4 @) t* J+ u> 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
9 _! c9 x# I4 W. B, J' n' T> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
) z/ L! s3 S( b0 T3 n> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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# d0 r- G( t: Y' J& C+ y> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
- h) q! x( \5 ?, V: M7 q/ ~> 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
8 R" g2 G! b$ w# ~3 p; l- C> remained, your life would still be full.
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0 |! F0 B2 m- h- |> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
2 ?$ m( J- T& O$ @. L! O3 p> your car.
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7 S# t# C4 `  C9 W% {> 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
( r7 E5 c- \/ m/ ~4 B1 {9 \4 z+ w> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
( q) _% q5 ?/ M9 s$ o> 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
$ @5 i# t$ ^7 W1 a2 L> 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
2 ]( X& G7 [4 f7 L  C, u% _; g> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
% C, O0 Y/ k. a, m! N> 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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