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 [$ f4 A2 W* h5 q8 \> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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# @* j$ R3 y0 m! f- G2 t. o> 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
  t; x" h8 S# b1 y9 _* C' {> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
2 l, v4 H/ `' g1 Q8 B> 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
% }$ B, i- G0 Y# m1 k> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
/ U9 q3 [5 E6 ^> 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 q3 k& ~/ w% P' J2 F1 b> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
) a6 _" k( q2 O( h9 Q2 ~; q4 F* k> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
$ l; |* M  m! ^& ^" p( E> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> 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
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
- Z+ }3 I: r% r* a! ^$ g+ ~> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
3 ]( u, l9 U; a% E> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
/ I5 ]) b9 d. U> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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# d& E! g! H+ e- k, E# n6 r6 ^> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
3 `; G! F  l: C! W  G7 m> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
' M2 \8 D5 J: y+ A, {$ h3 M> 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
# @# r6 ?3 s; S6 M/ q- p+ n; W* b> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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# T( H$ e5 E0 ]4 i> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
/ D' S5 V8 d$ C8 z! |5 ]> 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,
; {/ G: W# Z  V, G; j& Q- K) B> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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