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
7 D0 F! W5 K3 Y; X( x> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
$ F0 I' m! _' q  u* R: c: @> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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- O* `/ V) A/ H6 u> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
  c; c* ^5 e" g8 ^% n  m) I- @> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
  V7 P; n; s  `! i+ Z( b0 \> 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.
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: b! z' J2 ~0 E. v1 @> 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
2 s6 o* u: j# p# ~0 h> agreed it was.
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! Q" }& p$ b) @! n  g9 @5 n- x' L> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
& P5 M$ c$ A' {% c: p. F> 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
3 [2 a3 W0 t$ v* ~> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> 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.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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5 G3 |  {9 r. d6 s& y> 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
' o: X6 J" E% ]) I' }> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
$ j5 l2 V8 {) X9 p> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> 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
' T5 ~9 [) {$ r; B> 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
1 d* @, p4 _6 X> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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8 O6 f# h; j6 M> 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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* H# I: p0 y' _> 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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