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
> coffee.
>
5 k  w  b* w$ F& b, h> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
1 e" N2 W" F9 ^8 P> 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
& _- P: S, |( j! D9 I> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
( K1 \* t  C: O' ~> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
% S' W& A" E( h. F> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
) X  }; i! \! {8 e" F> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
. U4 E, x1 J% A( l/ {3 v& F> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
% a4 |. f7 A/ Y> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
  B; A2 [9 l2 x> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
* ^: @/ B' ^5 F0 |+ _7 \> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
/ U# h& d; {' j  H, i5 u> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
6 E, o, z% a6 k: i1 D/ g: H0 E> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
; T  Z3 t1 c6 N> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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8 O2 P" f( w% P) t0 K, k# M! [> 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 s! j( H3 Q. z' y. f: E% D> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
! K' l* h3 ?, k: w* W# X; S, K> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
. J& ^0 b/ f" P2 |> 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
& f3 a4 i! f4 P! J" f6 F> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
1 j  d; I! S1 b1 a  L) J$ @> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
3 F8 {$ M$ ~0 m% Z0 ~! ]> 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
> 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,
) F# u' k0 v: z> 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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