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
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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) g: D7 b0 \/ a; W6 b" f2 E& r> 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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> 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
/ Z" A$ C/ e# v4 ]> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
: E) S. B$ j4 n& C2 P> 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
! Y$ ?, ^+ @. f1 W0 @) l> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
) I; D# E3 ^  m. L& G> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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# ]' X8 r# d- s. i> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
9 y2 d7 z* l" F% l8 K  H> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
: s0 ]* I: B! }8 q& N. M+ ~> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
- K/ D) [/ v- q* V  w" H2 }> 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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* b- K1 I, K4 q> 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
- [+ |  n5 c, j6 A' _> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
1 j& M6 O6 Y0 w4 f; }6 @; c> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
, Q) N. g4 R4 g7 }- C- B! \> important to you.
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& F5 X" B( V7 v0 C) ?> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
6 ~6 \7 k7 v9 E. I) W> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
1 v7 R( H# I" O% p5 g$ L+ h7 p> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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% N, ~! M% V$ X* n; a> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
/ p2 M7 j, v! i* W8 A' S> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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& Z7 E6 i2 S, P( @4 L> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
) J' G4 v; l7 L+ `/ o( E6 e> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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