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
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> 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 q5 n- X: Z! ?" P> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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& s: t9 P( W; L; D( I4 t# D> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
! N% B' N  v% ^+ F9 G8 b- z> 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
9 @% ~' L/ w3 u> agreed it was.
>
# |% l/ h" j3 s- `1 U- t% A> 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
/ g- U4 O/ w$ a5 f+ v/ X> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
. c6 O4 _/ i& d5 E! \* _5 p5 A> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
) N( k! x/ X" l" m: `> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> 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 V/ q! Q4 K, C7 b$ u$ V) A# g> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
# T0 e2 t' a5 C2 V0 I> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
! l' z+ ^4 O& P6 ~: C> important to you.
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* p2 p2 |" P) ]( ~! i0 P> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
! h% ^4 {3 H7 b9 w$ j: d> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
  ^0 l$ m  Y% c" C! X1 f> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
; x, `  W  [, H4 O$ W4 K' F. l4 o* \) v> 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
. N. e& X2 ~+ E4 Y8 X! e5 w# e> 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
5 K, ~+ q  q/ t& f> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
, t* l) a# w; {: j( O4 v1 z> 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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