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
1 j4 ^* v+ I  O: U, \: h> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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! I+ w, I0 c6 d+ {$ R4 Y  B* H> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
- u+ D' }. F1 A9 U> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
/ G9 m! B3 j8 T' Q* F2 |# \> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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; s9 u9 _3 [0 U& b4 @. I8 b" E> 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
+ Q% Q- K4 v: b! A> agreed it was.
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: R8 k1 N. `) A7 \6 G. g) b3 x> 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
5 U. W0 W! Z4 Z, d+ M0 C; K) y> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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0 n/ f: A: c* X$ t> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
! s5 D6 [+ x2 b> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
2 ]! M0 M, J5 q1 |4 g) O- y> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
& e* l  x& |: k% a/ ]! f> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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5 t( n3 s/ r' W9 _8 D* H> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
- H0 [. J( U" l* s: t' s: W5 Q> 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
& j9 l% l4 O% e> 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
# P- y1 S6 D% n9 F! F> important to you.
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3 K" |( n- Y: G; S' j( K- {> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
5 {7 y3 l% A! Q$ r> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
% i; L* |+ N4 m0 k+ p( K> 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
. g5 ^( o6 q8 e+ f8 o* n> 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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( O1 V0 @2 g3 b& Q* R> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
0 F" m/ D! x3 L7 }- g3 }+ w: P6 f> 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,
) l: ^6 H: w5 b" S1 f7 D> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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