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
9 }' a, r" w% v> 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
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
, k' U" V4 b0 W% f0 O/ ?> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
+ f0 t" d0 ^' y5 F5 ]> 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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2 e' ~* `8 R3 c4 q6 G0 \# a> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
+ \' j7 C0 ^! y2 ?8 c! H> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
* u: i: n# a( ?( q- Q9 x4 G> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
  c  K4 K4 |1 q( t4 r9 W- c> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
0 u4 d- A0 E: ?4 Q: d$ u) j5 d* y> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
5 s& m: ~) s# N! ]+ y> 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
' J. _# @& j- k9 P; D. L1 @/ V> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
  E3 l! L$ A, W0 |" S% X> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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3 ^4 ?( d% O, R  o( K0 V4 B5 L> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
* X! h5 z  a3 _3 G7 S> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
" ?, D% W. G# t. C( D  b> 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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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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* P/ u4 m6 z% J1 e9 U" M* v- Q, R/ b> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
2 E* R) H$ H. Y2 T4 {$ w7 f> 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
" D7 o* w; s: [) ^! Y& N> 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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
1 ]) D3 w2 E2 ]( Q. y: H+ M7 \4 u> 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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& S* M* |! h) U0 X9 w+ E9 H9 A> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
: i, `9 o8 |  e8 R2 i1 a> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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3 F4 Q$ ~# \. @) w& t6 k0 Q> 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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