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
> 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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- F0 ~2 N# S9 n7 K3 e, h% x- L> 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
8 ~/ H: p& `( p& @; b> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
" w* _/ p$ @9 z> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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" @0 J) M% v, P3 k8 {& J+ g> 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
: T) w& a( T, S" o/ M> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
: l; U+ l8 m+ E: C4 ^# N/ l> agreed it was.
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& m5 Y# l- `4 D$ z2 ?2 A> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
/ W; N. f9 O8 k9 `4 H3 D' [> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
& V' S# }6 Q' m2 n0 M* ^+ \> 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
9 q# {/ q! R, J( e$ {! v> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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( C1 `" ~5 ], m9 H, A9 }> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
! R# t- K/ U; l: Q; F! s> 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
> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
$ I! H- S3 u  r' d* x, y& G  |9 `> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
9 @; N2 G3 Y& L! v, x> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
. j8 \! G3 Z" H' P& `6 ?& Z> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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: H$ @" E6 G$ ^- s> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
' i" l: b+ w( U9 E+ {$ x% y> 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
! I) R6 S& Z: Q3 V5 ~9 O( o> 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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& r, ?6 F2 ^. A" ^2 X& g> 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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> 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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