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
. N- x# {9 v$ A9 y# q) R" m# w> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
. k/ r6 a7 U' o8 U/ @: i> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
9 i# @" z$ l% M: q> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
5 D( V5 U5 t% R; O* `+ r> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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8 B" n# q) G1 u; Z% ~' u; 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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' w0 L8 l, A+ e  r> 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
$ D! X& o% o1 s; Z5 D- d4 t> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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, H) ]/ o, W# H2 D$ {1 [7 d> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
; s. O. C9 d9 F& O> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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5 c# W$ z' Z( g" T* L4 s> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ L/ E* p3 d1 {> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
/ T8 Z" E$ x+ c> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
( {; I# S9 O" {; U% N+ o* Q, f8 C> 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
6 Z5 ~. g. C+ {* `! d+ a6 c> your car.
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> 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
4 j6 A4 ]" h. ~" }9 S> 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
' c5 \$ m5 ^8 h- i, \' k# y% k> 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
4 x% M  o2 V  F+ ~% I0 ]& n* j; }. S> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
. p; U) K9 D2 G; U; `+ l> 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."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
% s7 C) L/ B& d8 l9 q* z> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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9 A. U* F7 _5 w8 V: M* E) @> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
0 ]" F- p3 M7 w( }7 \2 o8 M; L> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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