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.
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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
3 ~7 M: A9 V: X; ~8 U" J4 j> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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; P- |/ z9 E5 t% E) l2 K: T9 D9 ^> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
# Z9 D# B6 z* Z. c> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
1 r4 N- ?3 g6 |: |3 }. I% q> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
0 u2 @  |+ W' V1 x% f+ i3 O! {1 b+ z- n> agreed it was.
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) t* v+ u5 G1 Q* w> 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
> 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
4 w9 d* ^8 o( m" J" H; r> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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7 G/ y4 @3 ^1 e; u; p+ i> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
2 `, C: e) `" m> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
8 d5 a) B% ~; j- J> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 p7 r% X: l4 O) b; s* `> remained, your life would still be full.
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. m6 g* o0 D9 h> 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
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
8 C3 i, u5 U1 Q9 r' V3 Q& |% y> 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
7 @  y2 ]2 Z, l! C3 G1 _7 _% V> 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
6 n- n) l* N% o: u> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
& p) a0 t6 I% m0 O& |$ v0 Z> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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- n" d/ \2 Z7 I5 C> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
; m7 Y6 ]; Y* C0 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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