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.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
9 _- F! f$ ^, Z9 m. |0 ]; |> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
; O" m" U5 b9 Z# [1 S$ l> 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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+ v2 e0 f, B' s0 y> 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
> agreed it was.
>
% S& c" v; s. B% w0 b" f> 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
2 `/ B9 F0 N5 n. j> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
, y2 C, j& K+ P8 j8 U5 B+ h> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
' Q/ L2 S, B. J5 ~> 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.
>
, N' D. h5 w( p/ z  n* w" B> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
% ]  n, c% d) N$ `6 P/ y5 d4 M+ E> your car.
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  ~: `) F( f5 f4 Z8 ~0 t& a> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
! m4 }- f0 `: Y8 m1 `> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
( G. K% e# H& R$ Z4 i& s3 l> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
2 ?% A1 f& S, k6 f1 Q> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
. ^5 R5 s3 k2 h* X> 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
- O- P: h  t: C+ c; R! P> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
! O& Q/ k$ p2 V7 g" R> 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."
>
" `; _& i! p" G  g> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
! ^7 i. D! Z+ h> 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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