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
3 a1 C' Y* q( A1 c' o( `% [  ]" D> 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
> coffee.
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: c6 [6 W' N2 n- [! L> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
- ?7 v) T6 X" h. h+ t7 e> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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# w- R0 w+ f, A% W> 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
$ t+ ~5 [/ }' N! \  l" L9 g> agreed it was.
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" V( h5 X& p  F& Z: F) V) n> 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
- ?" A: e+ K4 b8 h+ t> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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* J7 B9 k- y7 s8 R9 {1 \; T> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
* v+ u/ S5 h& y% C> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
7 j, B& L& o* @6 i' S> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
6 F! F) V' ]$ Q0 C9 }5 p' x1 z> 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
% [1 V0 G: \# G1 ~8 H4 z% j> 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
9 L' B5 A  x3 M2 P> your car.
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$ O: S- g) {8 e> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
> 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
# O; v) b) Z; J> important to you.
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+ }- u( E) T# S) {> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
+ W. [) w& P( `% l) |  a> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
3 J. ?3 o8 x1 h% k* J, M; U) 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
, T: B+ `- \4 E/ A3 L> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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" N- R' \! U  k# P> 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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