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
% [$ K! O# k) W- J2 f, i  ^> 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.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% v  C+ I# R. K6 s# Y* P> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
- X8 E' N1 b) r% I> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
' D8 c7 L8 F+ y" `, C2 J> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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1 R, J. U- Y& l- O# q; a0 d> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
$ N+ h2 u/ m0 \. J$ N> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
" S3 E* c% u- l! |' g  `: F> 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
0 g' q' Q, J0 N% l  `> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
9 _. U1 Q2 Y7 X6 @8 W7 p& ]> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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9 Y- R" R0 r& n  H; ?+ }> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
3 V9 T; L' j7 b% B> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "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
> 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
* ]2 m! j  C- c& a+ x) y  Q4 u> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
) Z% o& ^! v2 L5 I$ b> 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
6 L6 Q9 O+ Z  s6 X* q> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
- O1 H8 X' P5 J8 C1 A> important to you.
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3 q/ F/ I) j! Q0 J> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
6 a- x* P# B$ f4 u1 ?& a. a> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
' {+ L4 R' Y) a4 m& f- c2 x1 @> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
- Z6 i3 K; C7 H3 y> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
" B6 [; I' d- ~* ^3 {0 b* s> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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& E- ?/ @& ]5 R7 ?  a$ z> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
+ u3 H& G/ E# f* q> 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,
5 n3 o- e( m5 E, m) d4 b- V# d& n> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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