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。
. A( s) u& P$ s> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
7 H/ t! D4 \2 D- b+ J) ^9 z# V> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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+ o( H2 D# ^7 R* E" w> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
" A+ s" T& H& k( H4 u2 D/ V$ I* y> 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
+ ?  ^& `# R$ ~' M1 B> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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1 R( v/ E7 V) p; w% ?) i> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
. @2 s! p; `! A/ I: g' o> 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
, J8 [) [: V6 ]  `5 r( n( c: B> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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) ]& k  K$ P2 H: g" B> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
* f! v! r  ~1 Q- ?$ K$ F. k> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
3 l+ P+ g6 g# p' \, K> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
- L" G- X# _2 h> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 {) u; x) N! @2 D  ~  ~> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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6 p, {5 A, V6 N1 _> 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
7 `% a, l3 N( P4 s7 B  h> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
/ ?$ y  E4 h" E5 h> 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
8 I( B; g5 O: V/ [% R& n  e> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
) y- n; ]) z) c> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
) S( E0 R3 \$ T9 u4 C6 i+ V> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
! g6 n& ?) b1 u' g' O> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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  b" {7 S+ x0 i> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
0 F0 c% @2 {: X/ S9 |> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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& D9 p$ l" ]: X/ y9 O( S' W, b> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
7 k. T% G) d. L' k* a> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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