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
  R$ }' T5 H/ C) a- Y8 V6 Y> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
3 }! @4 z' [1 ^> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
$ O2 ?( O) `2 ^8 s( A> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
- o$ U  N4 o$ ~2 |* W- a> 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
% Q' k* h- c, F+ Q  ?8 C> agreed it was.
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> 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
/ G8 t2 s  I& }! \> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> 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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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
9 t& [, p) W, b. L% U> 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
) _) M7 H% R7 _$ Z" Y> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
. d  U) {8 F# l> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
5 y" }$ ^/ r& ~% n& W> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
: P5 j: A' D0 l8 {& b6 W& w/ M> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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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
# g  y2 P8 d' S7 G2 g& \0 Y* ^  F) P> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
6 j. q# c; P# x5 W2 [3 a) U3 Q> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
! |6 [7 Y4 _0 I4 r> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
6 t) h5 H, _2 M6 L* e/ H> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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% u: d' y( H! |# K7 S7 z! T> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
) s( _+ n$ R* C$ N, e  |6 n0 K> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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