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。
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$ ~  W8 D  h# I9 f> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
2 N) M- Q$ k8 P# p' ]; o$ h* X> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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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
5 d7 L/ t- `4 i% Z- a8 _. `+ d/ F> 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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- {0 W, q, v  w# u0 J> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
+ e9 Y7 @! L' O; S0 z( Q% f> 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.
>
, m0 j% x/ ^1 ?; q> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
5 D+ _) S' I/ Z9 }, Q6 E> 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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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
* c( J  A7 b) |2 Q> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
8 @: e, J, D/ ]  Q> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
; n. z$ P7 ]) _; D, c0 ]3 z; T> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
# `- `, ^2 L5 }> 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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- x3 ?" E7 e( f4 i5 t9 k. Z> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
5 L$ s; W- q% q' [* f> 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
& S: \  T5 B! {* B" X> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
6 }& i5 y$ Y# O2 P- n1 v> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
7 t" N$ L% P! u/ c2 b1 ^! |> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
: N2 m' \" S, H  M- R> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
+ [3 [7 u5 O* M+ A> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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3 e' o( f' c& |9 Q6 E/ b5 A2 D3 \> 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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5 t7 Q- M) ^# T0 A: \8 U0 q> 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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