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
> coffee.
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3 C) I: A& l; H> 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
' t/ ^. X7 [) U( C0 j> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
- e& K& E  i" \9 a4 d; A( |5 U; y> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
8 g8 v' m5 |- F# [3 k> 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.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
& q  m( U- N- C9 t> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
9 W$ {! h' ~5 |8 I$ A* {> 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
, |! R, i* d; g> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
# m2 `9 m6 M% @* z' R# \8 @> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
1 W$ k/ T4 S5 g3 S: J2 V> 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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% t' t# i; a8 a% x8 u> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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8 L; z' F! S' M> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
" H% z) y; \0 L1 [: r1 @$ C8 r9 F> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
. R+ X0 K; B& ?4 t; t" r2 i) Z> 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
2 |& L3 N9 I- {& \( `9 T+ J+ S> important to you.
>
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" @; d' M# X4 M1 b8 ^; n6 ]> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
& Y8 t! S8 d$ `+ G/ A! ?4 m; E" Z3 d% l> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
+ Q0 r1 M- l3 j- r" e> 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,
' |: H- x- a' m, y% U4 C/ R6 \! l$ U> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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