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
* f8 g8 E" p% s2 W" c, z. W> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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; s& c/ S4 K8 D$ M) b+ n> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
+ A; X7 k' H+ O  P3 I> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
. P5 f' q3 Y6 S5 i' ?. `> 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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% @9 C  A8 l& Y: j. c3 ~> 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
! l% i( P$ a. n9 v/ `& W/ I> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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$ ^$ M0 m/ P9 B> 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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( ]1 V- t. A3 k6 b# [+ p7 R> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
6 ^- i; ~# i) B2 C> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
4 ^! v* v5 }4 o' {- S6 g8 A- j% Q> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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/ A" ~7 U* g  y& a' G0 v> "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
% v1 y3 s0 Q% A7 Z$ X" r$ _> 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
6 q3 o' o! P, S0 C: r> your car.
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+ _' B2 N0 n/ y$ B. B0 J, Z! x! L4 f9 _> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
/ h( T" ?+ k' v* b9 L8 a3 S> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
) n+ k% z. }1 F+ T# w> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
  ]1 S& V7 [, g) {8 }6 f/ N> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
) k/ o  K6 R$ [+ T5 O> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
% L; @. m' s" z& _8 p> 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
# o( A5 e2 v& s; G> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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0 C: d$ z" w8 c. G! J> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
6 A( b# F" |( _> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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