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
8 M3 A0 d& O! R, A- f* M$ q> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
+ S- W, V6 E4 w" I$ Q> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
9 q1 T5 l4 N3 i' D: @- R3 X& {> coffee.
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( k& U( W7 `. c+ R8 L. f8 W> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
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> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
. W; @& C3 _% h1 }; e6 W> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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: p8 ^! W1 M5 t4 t( D& X> 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
2 k! v' l' S5 t, J  }> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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3 ~9 G, x4 S' J7 Z% ]> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 g3 S0 r2 t# {* c* i* r> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
' s+ V2 d& g6 y9 C> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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- c7 W$ g* j9 b! O> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
) m9 j6 c3 H: V" v6 O3 ~' @) \# }> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
( l& z1 w* A0 U" B> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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( A! \) G9 R3 b1 ]8 f> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
5 e4 u- f8 S+ I' m' Z0 V> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
2 z/ I1 t# Y! w3 U; ^7 H: Q1 U6 F" Q> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
* v5 D+ j( J- n: m> remained, your life would still be full.
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7 }& g) B# J, v( r! g3 F> 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
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
4 U& {5 ]- n% y, N, L. G> 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
> 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
7 C* N0 q: K1 f' x( w( P> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
# }4 w. _. l" O, m8 {% y> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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( |* a$ ^4 v, h0 p6 D> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
( }! x; I) }& M> 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,
$ F4 q+ w) Z! q+ h> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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