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。
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% j4 J6 P  q) K  g. v* w) }. V- q> 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
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
$ z0 N+ l( t5 e" }  V8 q> 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
# ~3 _2 u( n6 @> 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
* q5 E$ t3 G/ H> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
  M9 J2 y/ i" L6 v% w> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
5 E! l& L% b4 m7 t> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* e. U( p" f+ m> 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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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
% ~0 m0 t7 \# I' j, T> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
$ i+ y  z2 [9 O" h2 O  A* ~> 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
  z3 g) V( B- `& t  g> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
# F7 A. {; \1 j& n1 D> 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.
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7 A5 g  N( ^$ V6 _, |' t! R6 ]> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
) K; z- ~) ^# q& D' k# c, D0 S( D> 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
! `, s$ m; F* d> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
4 p) ?; X5 a' [3 h3 D> important to you.
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$ Y( N( p9 S! y2 N2 Z4 a> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
9 h% O; s- {- b& V> 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
8 I5 P* q$ R; c- `4 ^> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
& c, U7 r& i0 U/ s> 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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