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。
& }: X0 x9 I) u, C> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
/ ^, t6 I1 B1 a) n5 y& D. l> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
! _% ^  y5 |* f& b> 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
2 ^4 D8 Z$ i  y) v> 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
- F6 w0 a  O; z5 \+ e4 H5 D> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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9 A5 A5 R! ^" G3 J> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
+ G, M& N, u; B6 {$ P/ V; T' Z  A( k> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
' l; O5 T& C8 R" }3 Y& v2 v> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
6 K- D; W6 W" |; [$ v> agreed it was.
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2 C/ \# {0 e" f7 T> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
2 c4 o& M3 w  k8 g0 d" G> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
" K8 x# {( j* n& B( R' x2 v> 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
$ c* t8 ?- x, d& v% m3 J> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
$ e" S4 i" u3 W( l! I) w> 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
- b( m! X8 l, R' r> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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
; C' M7 m1 d1 w8 I, r3 q+ J> your car.
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  x2 K8 m( }# Y  d( e1 z0 A3 o! M> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
) c1 |/ K' |1 }' @/ @> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
. S+ X( f  \0 S1 W5 S> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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, S& t0 D4 M: `1 D( f( K> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
2 T& R3 [' U( R> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
' R1 v0 g, D: V; ?> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
/ }5 a/ D3 j) k3 L7 }/ 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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( q  j9 v. J; _' p' m> 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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