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。
# \! v; {% @8 C! H0 t> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
: z9 ^# @; z  B! s/ b3 U9 j> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
4 T6 V" [1 v* B, H3 L> coffee.
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8 g% g) m( J# T8 ~) w. |3 l> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
2 u" E* K" ]7 F9 I* S/ b> 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.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
2 n) t5 r$ s2 `7 [> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
+ Q$ q$ q# g* z0 F> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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' Q3 X% r( x2 x8 b. Q> 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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, S$ I; w  L4 w8 z' v9 f2 A0 ]> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 g$ e0 M. A: B4 g2 t- |0 b* w+ M> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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1 @, L2 ^4 J7 F' w$ {* q: {5 i! 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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
" A6 c9 b! m3 F4 l. i; Q> remained, your life would still be full.
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7 Q3 I8 I  |1 r) a" I$ |9 s; D% M> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
' D& o" p$ ]2 n; q4 r4 z: Z> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
, T% G+ L/ ~$ M: v7 G' o  o> 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
' h9 k% ?9 O/ M' w> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
! V+ W- p1 |, L, |> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
" j6 W: L0 @; ~> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
' D* z# [7 }+ Z> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
: ^9 h  O. M) c3 a5 x2 T5 f9 x> 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
+ d: ~9 }' F2 j1 b> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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1 o. \6 \  S& A3 u! R> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
0 N$ ]; f7 b4 U# q0 ?  m* i> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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