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
) a5 W- t; G. A2 n, Y% i) p> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> 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
5 F% w7 {  C3 D6 a> 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.
>
( n0 q" U$ v. P# T' x> 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
3 V! _7 v2 D3 I  d3 \> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> 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
/ O7 X& U9 s4 B$ F* g1 J8 c+ l% ]> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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7 V, T# a9 v* w8 x+ T; t1 K! A> "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
& T* ]# r# c5 g3 R: J- @> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
5 V4 S3 m- W' O+ a, n- Y> remained, your life would still be full.
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3 W! e, G0 T/ k& u, ]$ v! }2 {> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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( o) p+ o2 k, X" B- v6 p' u) N> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
" B$ }& R8 f  H9 V; u5 @, \9 L> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
5 B5 M# o# T; e; k- e> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
( o7 P* o) L* N5 T> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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. Z  v, J9 D( b2 G1 t> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
! o5 ~/ l- [1 R3 L4 z> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
, M# S8 C  R' R% ~4 y7 ~' K> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
: ^% f8 a$ j" p, G7 \6 ?> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
2 w. o6 P- n. j. [; [> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
2 H. w* }! f7 r; q> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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2 V( h& {7 D* g/ w* w8 x> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
( j& |' U! E$ [0 C; A> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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; J3 [& c7 E$ g+ r  T3 g8 l> 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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