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
  z; m/ Q1 {; d6 k$ j) J3 L& o> 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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> 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
- O' Y7 q8 m2 K# ?* l+ t9 ~> 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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' i$ v: U, \; [/ X7 [. {1 u/ j> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
. ~" b: v2 m+ b9 M- V& ^3 B> 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.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
! N" Q) N% G8 q* Z> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
! `; s1 T; |7 A; l9 k& O> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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8 k* c6 I' G  i" v, k6 _> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
4 }" e% J" S2 O5 C> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
4 k1 n# C$ i" Q# x( r1 ]> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
6 R) J7 O/ y% T  ?9 a0 Z> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
) c  J( ]- N& u+ }9 ~. a; P1 X> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
: S* U; i7 d2 d$ `9 C9 z: m+ C# }5 h% O> remained, your life would still be full.
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# }  b' s% @1 j> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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4 e1 ^; }/ v: t6 Z) E, }> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
) C# W& X2 n# b3 r# B! X8 T> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
/ b0 T! Q7 Q0 ]% s) F. Q> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
) Y  q) F3 p4 F% }# o> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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2 \% e7 ]0 g0 C( @> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
) w5 T, R* C0 g% Q9 x0 A8 Y# X# w) m> 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
7 [( V0 n+ v. ?( x> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
% `( [1 z$ ], I! P> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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) I; y+ |9 ^" w$ k6 L$ ?> 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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