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
: V$ a$ k) Z8 r3 q3 c> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
+ Q8 R2 h# L) H  V> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% c" I5 ?% f4 J: }2 n2 F4 S> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
7 s* b; M  e. W9 u> 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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. r: }5 b6 d+ t) r8 X> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
+ }0 _' B& W  k: a8 m> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
- x3 p. g9 ]5 i/ r& p5 \6 _> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
" C- l2 c0 l. O% F; Y: e8 J> agreed it was.
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- N: Y1 L/ b" @> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
> 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
: m9 ]& y5 R# y6 V; m/ b- [6 w> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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) {$ ?+ _4 D* e2 r. s2 t> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
8 P9 A+ {1 C, M/ r$ ~/ ]> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
( d& S* R& {% C> 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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" H: z' f. ^; a( b> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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5 V& S5 a1 J5 o> 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
7 s+ Z) [7 P8 g: Y" W# U* e: n> 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 I! q7 Y0 v+ R, h4 `4 r> 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
! h% O* e0 Y3 o, b9 i> 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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1 D7 P0 J* G2 g" d8 T4 `- k3 Y6 ?> 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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0 k. P. U0 T4 e4 m& o  V5 D> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
/ h8 {. l1 \8 a& `7 R# k& U7 d> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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