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
/ C1 K! M9 `% ?! \> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
> 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
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
5 W& T! Q- u6 d9 l' L> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
1 j  \1 K! ^4 g' C0 o- Z> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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& ]5 }6 |' b7 _3 y> 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
! L  E$ M7 W  j- ^) F> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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( S/ @$ [8 y, G6 Z> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
8 ^: {3 o3 Z  z3 {1 V# p/ \> 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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! D; d1 _" r0 f) n6 k" G> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
7 t3 |% [; f/ v; p& _) e1 r7 W> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
8 j- J" Z. ?6 ^> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
' ]& W* H( n4 D> 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
+ N3 _0 J3 m, g# `* V> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
- j( E# S+ m( P9 |7 H6 E> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
8 r  E$ L: E8 X1 m. W> 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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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
+ ]" j; i: @: C% T, F: l9 s( `) V3 @# q> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
; `7 ~8 M' Y& X& {> 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
7 k8 J5 N7 I/ J5 N& F> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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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- B+ T; }! F# k> 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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