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
+ N: t4 V& Q  c; u5 O" d  ~! g> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
1 ~' K& E: v. C& q+ U> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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: X  a) ~  m9 v5 s9 I- z$ A> 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
> 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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& q) P# L2 q, `, E. A/ |) y> 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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' P% O) a* x) F: }, G; _1 ?> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
. v. n. }7 y& L* R  f( N5 ~> 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
  H* [- D+ f% V& S> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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# c7 S2 L" f" L0 g9 t5 X: Y> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
) `3 G4 f% l" V> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
4 w; L0 d& ?, @( |) z! l> remained, your life would still be full.
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6 j/ r8 Y" g4 d2 }* ^# \1 F> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
/ B: |, M; i& z& o1 U> your car.
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6 a! V1 B  _5 K6 F+ 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
! l! K, ?- p, i3 j> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
$ `8 {! z& m$ c1 [4 ^6 G> 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
> 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
. M" a# U: w) N: _# n7 c# \. ^. p> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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$ {; B- m" ?% X: U' j* E$ I> 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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9 x5 @8 }% o* Y, s* O> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
: i+ p' v+ d5 ?2 P. ]- U/ W> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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