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
> 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
/ v" U$ w; n. ~. q. K> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
- J" b# V  T" L> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
+ ]/ G. r" N0 v- ~> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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$ g. q* y7 Z$ G7 \+ r> 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
> agreed it was.
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0 L2 i" l4 O8 h% d( t> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* S: m) n/ K: v- i> 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
8 G. k1 J* f" ?: @# `3 \, X# B> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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4 ?- K% ~" r& R6 e> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
! ?5 ~" _% x0 c- K> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
6 p# `- Y( @8 e1 l* N! x+ ]> remained, your life would still be full.
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+ o5 D7 {! ^" X( q> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
7 H+ W  {: D# u3 \, [" Z> your car.
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6 N( _! e* Z$ b/ f1 ~6 ]> 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
- T3 b$ }: t& p$ |> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
$ D) h! i1 I. i$ e* }4 P% f> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
, X8 Z% D1 i, N0 E" M> 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
8 ]8 B6 D: Q$ x+ i9 ?0 `> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
8 O/ A3 n; R7 i> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
! w9 T& g  A, y+ A( Q$ p/ o+ i> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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/ x  R. h1 x& a2 C& I" u  J> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
( p3 u2 W9 q( Q6 `/ H4 K> 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,
. j. c# d5 p% g! v' N9 o% T6 r> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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