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。
6 X3 a& ~# J* f3 ^9 ~6 o3 e- c! p> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
' Z  N$ T: S) b3 Z. g> 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
, c  h4 M$ s' A" R' ?> 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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> 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
7 `. M7 }8 k6 [* ?3 V/ n> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> 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
% c% T6 U& S8 m> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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" `- E- t6 Y9 _# O8 Y> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
0 i! M  i4 k" d- {0 t5 H> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
( V# A; _& X' v% W! t& m* p  l; e> 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
! u( ~' d5 |3 \$ e/ j" S" U7 A> your car.
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2 K" B8 |/ j. g" r6 b5 ], s6 L> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
7 u, Z, M! O/ i8 ?0 u" a& p8 @> 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
0 W2 z: o$ |# Q1 [3 T> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
" m0 s* H! @7 G: @0 q2 ?  D: J> important to you.
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; g) V1 {- ^( x' K/ ]> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
- U" e! X/ `% w1 N> 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
& K  T* X: x2 {7 h> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
. d* L* f  `5 j, @> 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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. \2 H$ z1 F  R3 [> 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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