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
9 ?; d( T9 |! ]> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
$ X8 T. G% O! @3 N( |" M3 P& n2 `+ B> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
$ Q, U' z9 V0 g0 N% N- H% p> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
+ Y, e) |9 L- X8 h) a> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
/ P0 z! |7 ~/ L) T7 I# i3 E. S> 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
, i4 K1 r% C; i  C> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
4 L- \6 r3 w! x4 m* L> agreed it was.
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9 }. |3 X5 m& e# ?2 A' N> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
/ x3 y1 q0 x) _5 S$ \> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
" O2 u9 @7 _4 F; C% E; y4 P8 c> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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8 j* V' P& t+ a% f> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
( L7 {3 @( X, ~2 N1 r6 H- V> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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: n4 D5 I8 ?3 H/ m> "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
% M) ~5 g8 I# K3 w  x3 G( P. }> 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
; x6 L' z/ {$ t3 B> your car.
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% v: |  s4 E& @; _& M; e> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
! y7 G% U+ K4 ~9 a8 [) B7 h> 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
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
7 l+ w- w! J6 D- w5 {/ C' l- E3 C> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
) {5 X  L# ~" g# T# Y5 ?& y> 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
! R; |) `& i7 R6 M" v3 V> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
2 b- v" J6 l0 X- v$ k% z$ u$ i> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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# Y! e/ s+ B; G> 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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> 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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