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
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> coffee.
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2 S' x& _6 n* d+ ^3 c> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
9 l% S, q+ r) T/ O# s' g) f' I% e1 k> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
6 G+ v1 W5 `0 y! s1 R> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
! H! d" y: f. G> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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+ {) G; M" s+ h9 r) O> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
: E4 _  l% s: b: D9 H$ |, @> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
( m1 Z3 [; P2 D1 Q0 M$ E> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
/ B7 q6 L" H5 T2 _> agreed it was.
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/ C- g, c2 d3 e# [6 q> 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
# k! }5 F0 A+ Q5 m) d( x# ~. }% F) A> 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
+ @2 @1 G3 r/ Y4 e> 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
  o' c7 v$ g& E1 Z: Q, q> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
9 K- s) ^+ H+ l- X6 W" `2 e8 [0 o> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 V; V' r" J, ?> 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
> 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
7 c0 n* Y1 i% D; D) g2 D> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
5 y5 u& G& x7 [2 {> important to you.
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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
> 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
/ s- C0 n- g: x! c> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
' f# ]& v# {  h6 i0 G5 ~7 h> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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' n2 p) I: |9 j> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
; o2 T' o" l$ A; c* Y; Q5 F/ z3 U> 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,
7 U& y: d2 B  B8 N' Z1 X' m  d* z> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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