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
: X2 P! v0 M+ y8 M> 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
# Y7 ^; c# N& X7 P+ w0 K2 }> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
7 E8 a1 S! |0 `- o2 x; A> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
4 j. w- h( \2 j* @9 W9 o0 v> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
% K' Y; ?* D# e1 j> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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( c2 R1 B1 g- E4 G5 ^* ?> 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
6 s" h! f, g1 V5 e> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
1 f% f7 ~2 u+ B, B. c> agreed it was.
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: J7 j  U. x9 l> 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
5 F! b* |- u# a* |2 e& a) o> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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% F  G$ B; D5 E$ c# @! u> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
' B+ t/ c4 v  `0 U' U& M" p4 ~& n, ?) X; W> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
- J/ n8 p1 K0 R/ F' P- [9 p6 ~+ {% \6 w/ ^> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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* j9 i0 w/ ?& N7 L2 X7 Z. b! z0 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
) S4 t8 g: o- ~- S> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
2 Z. S, a: p2 z6 S% S> 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
2 g) ?* G. A! h> your car.
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7 u6 g( W3 l- B3 m$ ]: I, R7 P> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
: P* T# o; x3 y: j7 D> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
. `8 [+ s4 o- h# {" i> 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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7 j- v, Q7 Q3 d1 D+ i2 D* x# Q6 z2 x> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
- C+ _+ R6 E9 ~  n& C( g0 z& ]> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
# v% H( K0 y+ E> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
" p; ~  ^% b- ?# [> 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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/ f  O' v$ m8 q' w5 D5 |: s1 [2 i> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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- w+ N8 F$ o4 e! x3 M7 p; n> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
$ N" W# ^8 f* Q2 v# i" v> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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