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
- M; o, D! H( h, F; _> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
# U4 i* }$ Z( R, x> coffee.
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7 l3 Z# H% I" v* P7 ^> 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
+ V; M, [7 R% T/ f- B$ p' n! v5 y> 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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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
! {! D& P4 k7 u8 A4 s$ }( z6 s> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
8 `" a! X+ @( r: T5 [> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
" D) G9 k" c) n0 F1 I$ ~9 v> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> 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
) }6 P0 v0 ?& i/ W; I1 n0 v> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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; }/ E, ^& |# y: ?; k> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
" n, T; K' m: i! k2 J" g' m! y> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
6 B8 q8 |- @# o5 A# K# q- ~2 w8 u6 E> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
( M9 x8 M" Y1 G; w9 n8 ]4 ?> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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
> your car.
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% E3 {" S2 Z2 w) J> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
8 C8 H% l) W7 l) u" K% B> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
% g9 S  m/ f& l# H, N% H> 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
' J1 k+ P: m; X: _* C# E> important to you.
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' T! j) h; d; S> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
/ t  D- Q, x, ]; B8 Y: H. B' `> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
2 ^' y: i4 f  o  z> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
; Y+ Z7 o0 z8 Q0 k1 C> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
/ i! Z5 V6 W4 ^; {> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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* q, Y( s( @  R% B4 A. f, \> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
3 L+ g% n0 q4 i- J/ q0 F> 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,
9 j+ }) L3 l# m( T5 c( o> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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