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
; ~( s4 N: ~# o( ?3 u! l> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
/ n& Q; Y: j% k; C/ U' a; o> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
: ~  ]$ k: n( J6 P' U( B> coffee.
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) x# e* h- Z8 W; Z2 R# l> 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
) `# N; o$ i$ }4 ~; }# f: `4 C> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
+ m  O* e4 L/ L> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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( e5 d$ N2 G5 A+ G2 w: C5 h> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
  ]7 V* v7 F3 R; m> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
  t  A8 \% T) u5 a5 D1 S> 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
# E! G% P" |& p9 a6 A> 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
+ D- r. N  k' \0 V* y" B, f0 `> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
9 b% f, _5 Z, K2 c) m> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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- d8 B+ }' w, q: v4 V0 r& j/ I! O> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
2 A. s% |: R2 l* |> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 P/ m. \# m( Z2 b" ~1 f$ F> remained, your life would still be full.
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0 Q' P" H( d! D. o5 R> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
! L; u" X/ O+ o: E( P7 j> your car.
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3 i+ r- m8 {* |5 l> 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
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
3 k: F: u# F( l+ X3 |> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
0 `3 u+ |$ F+ y* H+ ~> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
5 D7 \) G' n% Z4 w- S0 D> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
' r' `: p7 H. g* T; G" g> 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
. ?8 d9 B$ O0 M> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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/ v' c5 }7 A0 f- M6 V, e7 r& X" |! F> 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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' _4 g4 Q3 Y" D1 p! r> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
% X0 ?- x# V; i* K' v> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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