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
4 ~: H( ~; t0 ?  |  _+ \. g> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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# t, H9 L' I5 g" F( E1 O> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% y/ j8 X5 ^$ H9 w% W, O8 s> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
$ Z) u0 Z5 h$ Y+ m> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
% C. j4 K7 @) _> 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
. v$ t3 H8 ^; s( S; k6 F& K> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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6 g' n8 I# O5 k  y5 U1 p% c3 x$ x> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 B8 H9 d: j/ d; o> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
3 d- A# b1 b9 y' q% v4 B! P> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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/ B. a3 n4 m% T5 z1 K> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
8 [8 g: @1 {3 H8 M6 l. R> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
5 w8 Z! G9 T. ?& I> 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
( N( x* G4 b4 E0 q> 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
% e" [( o# a* \/ C: \/ O# D> 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
; h1 E( S* c  @  T( ]: _> important to you.
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5 g! \( B3 a. F* {8 l> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 U- @% h% A4 O6 d4 U> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
( F$ ?& l" V: N; I5 t8 E% N> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ b& u4 l9 ]) p2 f# A> 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
> 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
. R1 s/ Q. W% t* U5 Z9 ~6 J> 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,
; s& p, D! k+ n2 A; @  B> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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