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。
; C0 |( z" w& f9 v/ p  f> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
+ N6 t; N( v4 E+ A9 ]+ t* h> 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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9 x) R: N* v$ Q: h& O: B> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
3 E& z; i3 C7 I) G' p9 B> 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
' D. A# P( {- x5 O+ F> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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2 B5 J$ Z; n& z/ |& ^/ P> 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
' U  d- \; X6 T6 x5 w/ c> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> 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
. @# k8 E$ S1 ?( `# Y> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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6 R# j6 @$ t$ E> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
+ `* n( i: j3 e3 F> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ g$ r" q6 A/ s; T" l> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
7 ^3 B2 ^8 p$ l+ n> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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' f7 V+ Y  o' ~6 F% }6 l> 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
+ W) i5 e1 y$ f$ X. B. X2 r& A> 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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4 ?- O3 K; \. I5 w" W> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
5 w7 O& |( ?% d* e- V3 L1 G* V> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
) M0 S# i# z: a7 k( Y+ e% B( z> 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."
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6 c$ M5 a' J* A# a9 p- \. R> 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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