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
9 w7 u0 e. @! _4 H' `8 C! R8 v> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
* w9 a$ g, t9 O% R! m> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
3 n: u! a7 J" @7 Z. D1 i> coffee.
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; y5 T1 f7 U" ^; s( B, G0 s> 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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4 s, A" W1 @, X9 [0 G; p> 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.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
" T. A" G- r7 s2 p3 m> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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8 ?8 N4 r4 u2 N1 o3 ]> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
" {& t9 c2 n- f2 w$ o/ J& z> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
* u8 _. P5 Y0 V> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> 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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: m- v4 _4 {- [5 s; ^> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
$ b; f; K) i4 y0 A2 |, Q) }8 Y> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
9 f; R! H9 i6 `- M/ P. O> 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
: q+ \# D& G/ g8 g> important to you.
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' ?5 {- n9 i4 O8 D> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
( K: J: E; R( @; {> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
* f+ N3 W3 f) u' o# k' 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
- r6 [( g# g/ ]- v' M' V> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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' i* Z6 I; i- t$ ]. j( e  w- j. E> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
! A0 V1 e) \) S; I> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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4 e0 Z! v: h: E% j> 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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