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。
1 w7 a+ W( I9 [. Z> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
5 w6 F5 z8 `5 X( V$ e* Y+ f7 c> 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
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; \( t) W6 I2 s2 O" s> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
9 ^1 V6 R6 P1 G% b5 j> 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.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
+ Q4 b8 ^* }  H% [* O& U$ }; U> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
  V+ x  e6 i9 D4 G$ q> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
9 g; h  F% S) C4 E% Z; @> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
' J! u6 F6 u2 \5 v+ Z: l> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
, B& ^) |  G1 c1 W> 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
2 P3 x) G4 e8 J' D" ]* }> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
$ F" A2 M1 K; @( G) i> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
: Y+ N7 W9 J" {, |> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
' _! E- E1 t- L3 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
( ?( e/ F- r2 `/ M* ]> 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 {1 h% _  a! w  K- O& o> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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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9 [  ~5 C- m8 z2 P6 u, ^1 m7 ^> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
% t7 I' }' w& s4 D8 c' K> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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