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
! k* E! |& }! y> 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
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> 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
> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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5 ]: R! a# Q1 d. P$ R3 r, g' t> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
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! v9 S+ Z. T/ l/ t$ z; y+ ]% ~+ F/ J> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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' u. u5 u( G3 u$ o% u( ]> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
9 t) F9 m0 Y% _: L> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
& Y, D0 D( `, }> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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. Y7 n7 p# e0 ?> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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+ g: _" }7 q+ u( k) @! z> 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
3 X! ~5 Q. E2 c% F, B  Y) X7 t1 D> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
4 [0 ?: m/ ^! C! u' w> 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
  k5 }: H- i2 i; b> 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
9 ^! K& h2 Z# c- E  B> 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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) y% a1 q) _$ o5 o' U: L+ [; ^> 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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