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
0 f+ w4 L$ [2 ]3 _; c- @4 Q> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
, h2 \# ]' e6 z% o' h# a! ~> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
9 j8 o7 H1 K) ~; f. |, S3 j> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
$ t3 y: }  A3 ^3 ?8 Q9 V/ X! C+ r> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
9 K9 i7 f6 E" c0 Y> 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
> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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' v" K5 g, V6 A' T6 c$ k# J> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
# k# e/ @) T+ M" J> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
$ B& `5 l$ B4 w0 ]. C2 L) W. g> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
3 z5 b3 Q3 ]' N& z, d  V& `" n> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
: L* @# r/ N8 e! m9 j> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
- B: V7 {) u& z2 q+ o1 F> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
3 Y3 o$ _( W# x" r% @6 ]> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
0 {5 n6 d4 o9 n0 P7 R7 ?> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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) h% v9 {! X. A> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
4 h! A1 A9 h) _6 a2 h- E> 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
& [( s0 q% D! N> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
6 o- v/ i" g& l/ ?# j> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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  f( M% ?( p' Y$ \$ Z0 M> 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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2 y. \6 y' j+ f6 y: r* z2 E> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
( z4 J8 y% E5 L. a> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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