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
1 n) @0 D4 S* g  [3 j> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
- u( |$ D" L/ D. c> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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' N- b' i/ S7 o6 c$ ~* ?# I8 @% G3 c( U> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
- v& K, }2 a3 ?* p> 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
5 B7 J6 ~3 V' r2 q0 F> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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3 R) A! {9 m! }! Q> 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
. h% \: @) _/ a1 e> agreed it was.
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  U( @1 Q; U8 J1 w* }> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
; A0 i0 \7 d' h/ _1 u> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
+ |& O* N4 }* ~; k8 k> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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+ W& K; x' ?' M2 s/ |( g> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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1 `; ~/ S7 G. K3 H3 U> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
% F0 T- B% f9 L6 G3 K> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
: q/ ]$ Q& e) _; J> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
* T$ r( w8 |" X. t* ]- c' _- q+ n> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
9 `. G- P9 e+ C! f$ O' p! B& ]  `, i> remained, your life would still be full.
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& c1 M+ S, t' b! \3 N> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
3 F$ j( o: Q4 ~& }: P> 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
' ]* m9 k, ^1 ~9 p, w' y$ A' x> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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4 ^6 \' s1 J5 R> "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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
7 r. L9 B% X6 p2 s> 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
1 V2 O6 J% ~% J. K, o> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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- f  T! ^4 I0 o( t" z( \> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
# t' P0 B2 ]( Z+ d: v, B> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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