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
' O- W$ l( f; Q. [7 o5 V9 j> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
3 s% ]) Y. @5 y5 a0 u+ K> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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# ^( ?9 _4 D+ S7 n9 z/ s> 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
' `4 w! U) V7 C  H> 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
> agreed it was.
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& }9 \8 U0 |+ Z4 }> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 ^  m0 |2 a7 i; q) s> 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
1 Q$ ~1 ~/ m5 k% k# W( c' M> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
$ Y4 U" R. S) n/ L; d1 j( V, E" q> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
" i, F, l& O! A; \> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
# ~6 @+ n6 H# a6 D> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
/ r2 x% q" V  }0 D> 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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5 {$ ?! E6 }% s5 z  X# ^> 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
/ {+ N' V0 [8 h! c> 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
7 Z( L7 S; B0 {% i9 j- F> 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
' B$ g6 ?& R, w" I> 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
. c2 M& X4 F4 e0 t, G* r" T' {2 ~: d> 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
6 d6 p1 v* ?  l> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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( d, s, A: H, G0 y& s> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
, p+ f3 L: V- h) \  `> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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