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
! T5 s5 v% V8 ^2 s( n. h5 ]> 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
2 @$ f: d) \% O' l3 A9 N> coffee.
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2 y0 E" @- Q! C" S" A> 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
7 b/ ]+ x  M0 |% f: C  n> 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.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
1 I2 X8 l7 Q8 V! I/ t/ E> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
  e' l# w! R: j+ X> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
. K: C7 }2 _# M- V. [: Q> 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
/ @- \) T8 B/ X- w& l+ I# H> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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! |4 T- v; _! O1 ~+ v" C> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
# o; t' x" e7 N0 g% ]: l4 O% Y> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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0 Y; s9 m& C( C! T# N> "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
% a; p' v: w* P  g& x1 u> 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
4 A2 O- Y8 e  L/ l( |> your car.
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( x. L7 h  ^  N> 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
8 Z9 z- f4 b9 @& p# O> 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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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 ~# S1 G. b% V7 J1 P> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
5 b  j) v+ T7 y' v& A" s> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
8 L# r* T% w2 `5 Y' j> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
0 K& {( _0 P* q: n: E' A+ E> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
" {& m1 p  z9 M) X0 p% T1 Z: M> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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; t) L1 ^0 F, a2 Z. K  U> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
3 t, i  l5 b1 U% M( ~> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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