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
, L/ z& I! f3 X4 i! R: K> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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7 x- J4 z0 n7 ?7 f. |7 m+ @> 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.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
; `6 E9 H, v% T, r6 a9 p> 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.
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  p! P& O2 i6 b$ [5 ^6 a2 y7 Y> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
: |9 p& B4 J( C0 {> 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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7 L& ?1 R1 R! [; h8 o* q* x> 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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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
* a1 U! }! A& f0 ]( i# H1 L> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
6 G2 Z; k/ o5 K+ g> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
8 ?6 A; Q5 _9 V' {2 E9 Q  d/ R> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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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4 ~: e0 d  A0 G8 I4 k8 F; Y> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
# r9 @- p8 M0 X0 `$ p( i5 X> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
* x  r8 V6 ?1 S8 _$ o! _9 f1 C> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
; T0 {) X9 a- R, l' N> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
: f/ {1 A3 w5 K/ n2 Y; U+ H> 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
  T: \/ ]* O& k. R; M7 i) V) U' A3 L> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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8 O6 W( O/ ?5 S8 R& k$ 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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. f4 T1 ]6 x& r8 ^> 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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