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
% v; j/ f3 `* s$ H9 z1 ?9 ^> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
, H7 w7 }) H  M0 A: E9 l& @> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
$ T2 x* S' N" h+ q9 K; Z$ H+ Z> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
6 E+ c, x9 K5 S; x( s$ B4 z> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
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> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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7 o7 B8 p- I* Y) V  K# |8 S> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
7 D& {4 ?) d) ]" f> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
) @4 |5 p( i1 t4 g# N  w( H) \> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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( }% Z+ {' |5 T5 g' O0 O0 U> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
( m. E- s9 T3 Y7 r: w) n. `/ F> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
* j+ o" W0 `% n, Q> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
/ H$ ~  b" m# w0 g- A% Y> remained, your life would still be full.
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7 {0 f7 j1 V" g2 h, m. E% B# `9 G  o> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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3 [8 J* s) h! r2 {9 u> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
) `; V# Q8 B$ ~: Q0 E# I> 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
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> "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
% Y$ u  Z& B8 K/ B! Q> 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
> 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
> 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,
* c  W. o4 G: G. C3 _> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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