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。
  \/ g" v* L# X" h' R> 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
  e: t. a0 `$ i. U> coffee.
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" n" p1 J% ^0 w> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
* y) `( @" ~( D0 r. o( k> 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
0 t" V0 ^8 I! T' g. i3 J& K3 ?3 b> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> 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
, P6 H/ w) L# m6 K. K> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
* j! ~& w" E0 M: @8 ^( c> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
+ x3 f- D& z  H& G& m7 s> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
& w) y) n& Y# S4 r1 q> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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) B3 m# A- s& D& V' s0 U: p> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
( r  k# b5 U' b# i4 e" U( U7 G& w2 K> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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# l, h2 M; q8 m5 e( d' c2 W- [* r6 R> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
& k; N" R* J) I. v5 |5 G> remained, your life would still be full.
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) ~$ j* z2 E5 l> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
& Q- _3 O  D  _8 k> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
, X( B# ^& p7 n! P> 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
7 F. {+ e2 @. `8 m1 u> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ m, }7 e+ ^8 ^$ f* c$ M9 K& 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
+ u4 H, N! }+ V& d* h7 G> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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' X: ]6 v1 }! U1 o3 j4 K/ |9 J> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
* p& N; i6 A% D7 X% _> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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, M8 L( `; \& {5 L* c, E( ^, F> 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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