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
5 W! X2 I' n7 }> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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; F, B( d4 s' ~  f$ K7 [0 `7 A> 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.
>
> 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
9 c- |, w) M& v8 v- t, K> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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# b4 x% b7 [0 \  f3 s> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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6 \7 v7 ?9 u5 T- P8 [> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
, X0 z! Z- l+ C> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
5 A1 J% H& V( ]1 x# S8 Q& A3 A! c> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
; m0 A% V2 ]$ @1 K) ~, i> 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.
>
( _" C- g& A/ `8 a' O  X( I> 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
# U0 P5 f- U2 ^$ Z> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
4 f. d: g8 u; Z# Z9 }; h' b> 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
+ O: h' L5 R* P* i- e" k> 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
> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
4 ^( }; x1 U' T5 E+ q> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
5 k5 E$ i- `) t. n% B" s0 f> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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