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
> 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
: N! b9 n- \6 p> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
4 g- S* p' s2 Q: O: g2 ?0 G> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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1 Y+ T" Z. ^! x$ l9 c> 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
4 V! d- R+ s, w4 J# t> agreed it was.
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9 m: R2 X9 G$ c' T2 K+ v> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
3 Q$ a! u2 S% e  o3 o> 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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( A; w% x2 ~1 M8 F6 M# v> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
1 a+ {2 T$ E8 T5 `; r> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
/ L) @& |5 E) P6 W( A> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
1 L, y. j4 y4 z; d> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
' [, C9 d/ u& {1 D, q+ L> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
' m" o  W4 t" s, ~/ g. ?> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
( O5 k: R0 Z3 l4 Z> remained, your life would still be full.
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3 d+ p; P4 g" f9 ~4 b4 I> 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
$ I& G3 s, I0 c+ i! x8 p  W> 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
( @( h, D2 `0 ?. e& f> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
) Q, _) \. R; K4 u/ g> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
) Y7 r6 P( T- F7 z7 f" c" m> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
6 n! I% D) k; l8 }5 r2 I> 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 A, R8 f) T' k( [  i7 q> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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- f+ o% M6 [- M! J! T) q> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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