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
# j6 z6 M2 K4 t. X> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
# q: Z; O& M  o- [0 C  s7 ~> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> 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
6 y% G2 }- M1 j" A' D5 y> 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.
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! B5 V0 }9 {, D; o5 Y* y> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
9 Q3 \. w6 ]) ~" w8 X' a2 {> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
( D* q, t) I% `! |3 X) s' q  Q0 Z> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
3 {' G, a) x4 O3 l% i0 l/ l+ [9 ~( c> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
1 d" `2 @- a$ z8 I5 e> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
+ P* z! d9 ~2 n- p" |. r> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
- O/ f  w$ e$ F( z% J> 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
* h& ^' p) Q7 W/ \  H. b> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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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/ G6 z  Y0 m; Q% J: g; ~9 {> 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
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
7 S6 O( F8 w+ `/ C> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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; g" ]7 P' y0 }> "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
> 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
# e) h+ e% p' R# y0 B: w  U> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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: S- x+ Y" p# \0 e% ~! E> 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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0 J4 i8 d& U) q1 c" z> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
+ J  F) I2 ?" A: e> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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