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
* _) v" D) Y" u! Y' U$ M1 I> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
4 O' U/ g4 o0 ]( ~> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
$ E4 e& h, ]) |7 m  r8 R> coffee.
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6 c- ~5 H! a. U; C; Q" \5 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
% W& U' R& j) s: A' M( ]2 y> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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( `% _$ u( G- X" A. N3 K, h> 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
- W9 K. T" ~) ^9 q  g> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
% @0 K0 F; \# U9 }0 w, h; k> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
; s  _7 M- a; r5 K1 U/ V3 @8 x> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
3 p8 m2 z9 Z0 G/ N> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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( N& u6 Z0 k8 }3 |> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
+ W6 F" a  Q/ ]* _4 X> 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
$ H/ k8 z3 m4 G) m> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
- P0 F$ n/ }* |$ e: `; Z> remained, your life would still be full.
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; _2 m+ {# ~2 d! O! V; M1 h7 w> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
. i5 ~+ e7 a5 ^1 L> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
! {) B' _1 o7 y. ?" v' P> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
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# i  m5 O! i) n7 w1 N' R; ~0 q> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
( V, ]& C4 |9 B. J) ]+ E* r> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ I9 w# U8 q; ?# V5 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
4 B& ~$ g/ ]1 c, [: X, ]7 m> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
# P& V% W7 N& Z* g8 V# x> 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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