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
% u' ]6 `  ?+ \. t& J+ B* J- 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
+ N. h: m. e; s; e> coffee.
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/ B) _2 F% x( V# u6 |- l2 o> 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
/ {5 y  v) f' t( J# i> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> 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
) g$ s) a' r5 L0 V* i8 w) ]: V/ b> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
2 T) Y) e* N+ j2 a- R  v3 c2 j> agreed it was.
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$ g: T% @: C6 t, d. X1 r* L> 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
6 k- d& a# l5 A+ w7 m! m) H" S/ ~> 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.
>
  m6 d8 g( k- o4 G; R# i- P& q> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
- G  p4 t9 v1 Y  }- P3 z: d> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
' M) W, r3 [# J% Y- \> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
3 X5 h% P8 e; b6 a  o, M7 {  X5 S1 i. ^> 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
. h3 ^! {4 c& I. _1 Q: h> your car.
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5 V( u/ ^5 a, q" a5 F- S> 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
( S( k( ^5 W; _& ~> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
! X' T; [7 i4 |/ j> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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( ^2 w- y- b7 [( L4 n) @& X> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
! z" V! z! t5 c4 x0 `1 w# p( |" l> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
7 p% t# b2 P# \( y1 _  v> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
6 Y7 |( D4 k! S& |0 T" L% e; K> 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."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
; h- S/ Z* Q8 i# N7 N> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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% _: ?) R& B. Z# K0 y> 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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