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
! v9 g- C5 e1 k: z8 `! R> 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
# Z1 U$ j  [- {$ l$ q! p3 D6 f, K> 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.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
* C1 K4 a# D7 ^* f> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
& s5 ~6 O8 u% N- X> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
  {. `  ~3 v. Q$ V" A> agreed it was.
>
: k, @5 f* Z/ V2 w/ k, _. S> 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
% u6 D/ y2 H7 n$ W' o: f  n> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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7 w0 T( N. E0 T8 Q> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
* E" s3 v# S1 c% s4 T5 d- v5 X% t> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
, h9 }' i% |/ M3 W9 Z> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
7 w6 j9 T& `3 H> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> 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.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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, q. X* X- t& r0 I> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
# ?! c$ h$ o2 Z$ D3 ?2 H1 g> 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
& @9 u  F) v# J> important to you.
>
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8 g7 c" M0 j( {# }: N> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
& H' ~2 h; W9 b> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
, B0 J- o8 I3 g& C+ o( Q' v> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
% Y: x9 ]+ h$ n7 T> 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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( H7 E# }* _; c3 ?0 O$ }' l> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
( z5 ]' f# v: Y- F- l9 }$ t> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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