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
: J5 p( R3 \( P" a0 G, z  _8 z/ O> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
2 }# a5 T. N, D: m8 E7 ^> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
1 Z4 y( I: [1 c! f' X# F5 n" }1 M9 Y> 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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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
$ C/ ^. x" _0 ]> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
. g+ E& p  a8 k6 N$ O> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
! l5 d  ]: ~7 g7 P+ F! p. D> agreed it was.
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. |! w) r5 K$ J9 s> 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
> 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
; p" E: p4 z2 g> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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3 |2 `! r4 J1 U# i( u> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
( y3 K; t8 ?' j7 N% d> remained, your life would still be full.
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4 p: P* `1 c8 M" R> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
: [& c3 s7 s, \1 e> your car.
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> 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
> 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
> important to you.
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0 \0 o3 l& K8 o6 i; V* Q( a( x> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
+ ?1 {* A- 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
> 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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' s, q0 M5 r% ]* T1 N> 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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