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; J( @8 J+ g0 M# {  U9 e9 m> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
8 K  T; h+ B: w, [> 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
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
! [/ }3 H/ G$ W) A3 J> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
+ e+ y2 ?0 q5 [0 g> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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* |% R) A0 R; e; @' k3 Z; J> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
' g, G/ U, \5 D$ m> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
$ p' q$ w7 G; D4 B+ T2 |  k: U> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
4 _3 ^7 ^( E2 n> agreed it was.
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> 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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: n2 H9 Z% L1 X. W( j6 _3 o> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
8 @3 K+ D; o0 J& M> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
! f6 f  q0 I4 Q, v- E) p. K> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
: b! c& n4 E2 l5 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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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
+ b  P! G) f+ v/ C> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
7 Q- d) R3 G0 D2 T> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
9 N! d6 ~( T0 \! T# Q/ ~> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
: p& v9 |$ a% c6 e+ ^9 o* ^4 E> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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+ Q  a, F' G" q4 S: i5 c0 l+ f) b> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
  c0 l* v4 G6 D0 p> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
$ W. b" s* C, a! d0 Q+ V> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
! F3 F8 y5 N" f7 X6 S8 ?& [+ P> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
! \  `9 Z. B! z9 k3 |7 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
7 q! _4 g3 U. p! d  |> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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3 {+ t8 J4 o2 ]6 k8 P% v8 L# ]" Y> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
' P; H' f) z1 I1 j0 s' R9 `5 }1 H, @> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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