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
& }2 S( l8 Q6 o) U  t+ ]; I& w( Y> 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
% w- _4 Y2 \+ ^! ?- o1 |> 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.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
+ ?  D: H9 p0 e7 Z2 |> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
  b: ]) W9 y5 _0 ^  _' L) W$ t> 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
* T8 P6 n# O5 U> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
. @9 b. P' D7 P- e( m* i% R2 m  _> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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2 r+ a9 s, P/ N# n4 y7 u: J> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
4 b2 C, C8 O: k, O> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
1 W3 Z5 F0 ?% ~3 V3 [/ p> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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& V* a$ C9 H( X* h7 A; l$ s# T> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
/ G, |& B1 |& R% n0 u> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
8 |* |4 N/ X4 C# d( M- }( G> 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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* l, X8 P" ?+ K1 w4 D8 j% Q> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
/ d+ u! w) h0 F  l  u4 T> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
. A& A; l4 U0 V6 Y, e9 ~% T> 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
* a! ^5 J7 `6 V8 d6 U( T9 d( `# T> important to you.
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7 _9 ^8 R1 t9 z6 T% K2 b1 v( s. C6 c2 Y> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
! E. a7 w, l" L4 |6 i> 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
- {0 ]& l9 T" {& s! s> 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
: [9 q  W& a# @' d> 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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