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
  e* D3 G6 K' |8 ^  L> 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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/ e1 t% Q% Z1 y9 C4 h> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; k* L0 Z" y9 S; h/ D4 o8 \8 x% Z> 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
+ H( H: ?$ O9 x& O5 p3 v" p/ E> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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7 o0 X7 v6 f7 Y+ p! x- x" [> 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
8 v4 B/ ]' j0 W/ q> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
9 A' A0 }6 }2 }" ^& W4 q% k5 }> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
4 K2 m* k4 e1 G, F( |> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
5 R. F% W9 `0 i8 Q! J> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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7 C% M, Q9 m; _, ?' _; R> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
" M3 n& O3 I9 L# k+ H9 Q> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
9 o" r$ s5 B0 a& @/ G> 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
4 I: M+ Z" e9 c6 }) W> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
2 }% B- P3 o* t$ Z2 t- [> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
& g; E8 Q+ ^8 p1 m$ |> 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
0 `( X1 L9 I& ]7 Y" s& @  D- R5 b' X> important to you.
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# `. V4 }4 g6 o  K, l/ `> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
- q! O" U- A9 l5 Y+ m. t) O+ O> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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' E# O% p& Z7 v' J0 K6 h> 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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) E6 F& u* K# ]6 y- V> 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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