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+ ]$ B7 j/ w( Z2 u> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
7 _: X( J9 t1 I) Y& U+ F) S* E> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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/ H6 q! {3 @+ s7 ~! D) I# ^> 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
* M* u) x- i1 s/ M& G- `> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
, R7 T6 |  W# c/ d  `( ~> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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  G2 c# B( A- ]6 K& M( h> 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
$ o7 O; J4 U. ]. f: q9 {> agreed it was.
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> 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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* N! U! k0 o$ {2 r2 X. q> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
4 E6 e  X  |) g5 T. c> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
# s$ B4 O3 y! e' Y, s> 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
> 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
/ u. i6 ]* ^" [9 T4 `> your car.
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$ A+ E3 H; m8 G6 a3 K& f+ l1 ]> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
8 t1 n9 E2 B# q" B7 ?> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
, ^0 k+ o5 u) o' j* c* w> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
" `# r  L/ h- ]" a! P2 Z7 t> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
$ C) P( Q0 l! m$ R$ e> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
% J/ y9 E$ @4 Q- {4 b- q# ?, X> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
8 R/ V8 k& x; ]- |> 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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6 h5 w1 i' {) r) ^$ q) f> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
- i# v' x+ Y: o! i/ P& K> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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