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
+ ]/ P6 K4 C, N" ?& q* @. c! q> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
% X9 }5 P5 U* H1 T- G> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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* ]: y6 a0 b# n4 @1 m> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
3 _1 Z9 V' r. ?$ o$ ^> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
# {+ N; s# v7 o. M" A> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
4 \: t% B# y; G) C% F3 Y4 U7 A; V> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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: V% ~: Q4 b. T; P9 L> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
3 }5 J8 Y6 Y5 n: F' z! U> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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0 [) j" P* s' C2 o9 {" Z> 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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( |* M! }. v5 v3 {+ N> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
9 ^- K+ j) v* D> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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; m% g8 `% d: X/ g7 b% s- \/ n> "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
' l1 ?( S9 c% o$ h- Y, K8 C> 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
) J( Y( L& q: @' T( P. y> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
> 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
2 Z: G! M) r) I7 a# |> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
  @9 o! v# U. t+ P* W  |" J> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
! S( e* u! m, M3 n. }* R> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
0 `% H' H$ t: y9 p6 z> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
' x9 ~! G. w1 [> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
2 H5 I3 Y! {: j5 w> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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" ~! {' B! T7 ]4 b( S7 N> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
, y: s+ S, ?* p/ ~( X- c> 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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