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。
) L# m& a2 g0 V- b- I3 H- P> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
4 a  A( C4 R8 c" j> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
8 e% ]+ D9 {7 K2 H* c  ^0 a" ~> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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. ~! ?& d) t4 i( m5 d  @> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
6 X: E, {- U' g0 j7 X> 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
' y. c9 C0 j% B# h* ]' ?> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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, T; s$ M/ _0 J> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
$ i+ K/ T1 H& S> agreed it was.
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) J, Y) S! V& j' E: J> 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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! r& w$ e* ~. v0 b/ A1 I> 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 n6 _- v) T) E1 W5 O" F' \> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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4 q5 g6 _* T7 g8 N& @> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
# W" n! a3 {" h( l- H5 W> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
6 H- s1 E. v) {> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
4 s5 ?2 ^/ ?: o+ U) D; R> remained, your life would still be full.
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, f$ [" k% q9 {% ?; N> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
/ f4 t; x; u8 w# K> your car.
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  g* h' m5 N9 W) V% Y0 H& G" t* D> 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
1 \) [- r' z4 c! \& W> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
- {* ~6 `. {  F0 h> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
. }+ m: \4 D! ^. v> important to you.
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6 H1 q) z% i7 G! F7 Z/ b> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
5 X. p; s6 k  b$ O& z" \1 k> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
* E: o2 l. Z- U- j0 A$ R" R> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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7 g0 n7 i; D% f( ?$ Y. Q) I> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> 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,
; j# u! B  Y# D3 _! F4 S: B> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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