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
: c4 x( L7 W, K8 x. ^( {> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
4 p7 O8 c. t5 x( K> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
, c) c1 v; g& i> coffee.
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  D7 F, p3 q$ }% y/ W1 i> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
" \7 q: Q) K; d) A( D; y2 J> 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.
>
) z, r5 ?8 S% F8 z3 n> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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2 d' o6 t# x! D0 Y; k) ~' }$ a- X> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
8 h1 }3 k, o( `) T: p> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
5 S3 @( y% M" j3 f  e! ~> 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
" g8 a$ x- g  X8 J> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
2 u; t0 e& W# Y# v0 ]; ?> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
1 L0 \' z6 c% F. k" O8 c> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
. n/ j" V+ [2 w- [% |  |. A, ?4 K> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
+ H: R8 g! M; s& ~* n> remained, your life would still be full.
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( B! \- G" U6 b3 V8 i: W! v% @> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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/ w1 V# i9 ]3 o; y' E0 U+ ]' i> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
4 ^) D, Y8 T6 X# s> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
2 g& ?2 W% H+ 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
- ]8 q. v8 p3 m3 P# R6 X' P2 E; C> important to you.
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( M/ d5 J/ @/ l9 {  ]- b> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
2 z/ \% r' d9 y& z/ M> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
/ z( {1 f# r$ J+ g" T; q2 u1 f> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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& C* P; u5 e8 Y/ U3 I, q> 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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