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
# l! X0 ^( j- T  u> 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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0 b4 L& C( t3 \8 n) a/ n# n> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
' C* ?5 q# i2 @6 G* \> 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
- p4 @: A( v; g> 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
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
# S) `3 \& |* F1 x> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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' Q6 ~1 A. ?5 K( t1 s  U> 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
! M7 g" Q7 q! s+ O> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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/ s3 k: o# l  b> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
# d& L2 v& S; J) Z> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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; `" m2 ?( f& v" F" ~% D& i> "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
' I5 h# {: v" [) @) q3 V; s> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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0 f( R( ?# m, x& B8 Q: j> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
" I' t! L0 {0 r/ M2 C* r> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
' [* f+ ^2 `) i6 ^8 z> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
  |" {5 U  q! @/ D6 q" `' p> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
' B6 |. Y' z& p2 _+ V+ d: x> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
, j. U6 \. _- {> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
3 ~7 y% U% G  |6 m3 m/ h> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> 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
, _* A- ]' n. O  z2 C1 a4 X> 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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