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
, L& X( n5 g8 ~> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
' M- @; @; P8 b: f+ g) x> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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+ w4 z3 S- O* T+ t8 E> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
$ f7 ?; G" {% }. ?5 R, L4 I- N9 N> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
) Q9 Z3 d8 {. \# A> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
6 Z3 K% `$ Y0 w9 A) M. e> 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
> 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
' M9 J+ v8 n" q# r; I  {! ?) P. O> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
% |( ?3 `7 k4 L, {) J> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
& F8 g) z. M" r& v# Z; z3 [0 _" G8 C> 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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: |6 ^9 Y$ t% {# k, z1 i> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> 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
' n% t- F: p4 z5 F2 [4 v> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> 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
' a, C2 C. @: D> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
# R; |: M8 K) U8 E& a> 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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3 @! G% a/ C. d% s& M> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
9 h8 d+ M/ [0 [0 g( q' M, \+ V> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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