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。
2 X$ V, M2 f6 C* G% y) [3 C0 ~> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
* R$ j8 c' ~/ A! r> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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( n3 z  j8 j$ H' i  w" p> 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
' Z$ u7 s+ P/ L> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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6 H+ ?) }9 e. J7 B0 s2 ?> 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
, f2 G/ i7 V- N& v" d& O% U3 J> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
- g* ?) Q1 n% x6 d" i( l, [> agreed it was.
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, M, D( V& S1 _& v4 Q> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
2 z( }1 k# j) b> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
( C6 x  m& H7 l5 U) O& c> 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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/ n% Z' @: M" ^, N> "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
( i9 M1 P  e; K7 p> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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- A" t5 Z( P. b( _/ d> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
5 J1 `0 N: @4 l7 i  n: y5 |> your car.
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  L" J6 }" R+ R! |5 O$ R> 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 k- n% {1 C+ k* n+ U# l4 W; ^/ ?> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
, k  Z( z$ `) @: G> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
5 H# t; R( E* o0 {$ S8 R> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
/ H$ q) v! _7 T2 G> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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