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
- s: F0 B& J1 ^, J, c( e> 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
6 x9 ?  }! g2 ^& j! b> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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. C( N6 w$ J# t6 p2 w* ~  l5 i! Q> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
+ G0 R6 D/ q* i> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
9 s, G* R6 s5 J# e/ w> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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: G4 O9 B. }  g9 z6 Z- _> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
- c( u+ F5 [5 L5 D& ~6 E- S> 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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" Q# r) ~5 J0 N% h! H> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
: }* C( `" G; h3 K! K4 ~5 ~4 |# i> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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' Z7 ]% R  n7 j1 e  T, s$ }: m> "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
: Z! E6 ^, K, O$ e9 q  E& Q> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
( w7 |) V% g$ H+ i) n: Z2 `* a% Q> remained, your life would still be full.
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" z- ^+ z( W. u1 E2 v! r( U> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
7 O. K$ S' r3 n6 N1 U3 s> your car.
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8 W; ~% S3 o- |5 j> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
: h% y' N2 A& w5 L. g> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
/ a4 l% K) r9 F$ E& C( A> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
! M) m2 B+ t# f- Q  ~. K* n> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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' @4 A9 z/ Z% K, ^9 E> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
0 P# O) C( Y2 q! B7 B$ g) _> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ \6 @& S; |# t( n: j6 D* A) f0 W> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
7 b, p/ X9 H' x/ v+ ~- e9 s> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
6 c6 e3 j2 u, s5 h& U/ C1 L> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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, {! {$ C/ k6 i6 t: M> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
# l( g2 V% b% F1 Z2 o: K> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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3 Z/ b4 Z! Z7 ^, e8 v& N2 J> 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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