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
6 {( ?( h1 r8 ~' _! I4 g4 L0 g* _> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
+ K7 @7 Z& q5 c  o) c+ v  ?2 ^; V> 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
> 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.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
7 R& I" u6 T; S) a+ d3 H6 t> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
- V' \* g3 Q0 i9 w> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
" c+ D" q* r; L5 w% f4 f> agreed it was.
>
" l* f, e& ~! T  O' `4 r- J> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
, b( k  o& a9 L" q- s> 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
  R2 u0 a; J  T9 n) s> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
- C1 u1 a' L( R2 x: A5 R> 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
8 Y3 g+ f% I7 o' Z  J) i# A0 D> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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>
/ n, L8 |# h; s  C7 R> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
& o8 J0 `* @2 Z* ]  ]> 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
+ p0 J! [% n+ F> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
, c8 x+ B( v5 |# p( B  C$ I( ?> important to you.
>
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& {0 y  Z; j* n/ S$ g$ P> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
/ J/ F, p% S- G> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
! ^0 T, b8 J: G) ]5 ^0 g" o& b> 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."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> 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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