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。
7 Z2 L6 l1 g' V> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
8 M$ G) K2 t: q( O' P. \( U  L> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
/ R3 m' l1 ?* n1 a- o. H& K+ {> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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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.
>
4 i  R4 a5 l: t> 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
> agreed it was.
>
/ Q" d6 ~. _7 t1 J6 }. z> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' a0 B) s- t9 s. W5 v% Y/ c: [5 Z> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> 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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4 v' W; Q5 O! j2 d' o> "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
, \; q* Q' T. p0 Z/ z> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
& F* _9 r; G" T0 V( q> remained, your life would still be full.
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! c, ]1 c; Y, F# z/ j> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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" }6 E, W8 r2 C4 Y# D* A7 `> 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
3 e$ Q( \  c/ B* b$ X+ Q> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
+ `/ x, `+ @- N  I8 S> 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
+ r; o% E7 b8 \# t& w* E: J> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
) X0 I% o( ]/ u> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
" T  P- r" N0 _$ R' a> 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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7 {% s$ \4 U/ l) R, [; t6 ~> 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,
1 a1 N7 F# ?0 E. e( _3 Z& v0 [> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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