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Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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发表于 2009-2-18 15:42 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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2 V  {( {# p  ^( V) J+ w> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee" S. k, _% M, D9 Y' Y) B. ~1 ~! _
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in ) K# @6 n! G1 {% A
> 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 # `; J' D8 c% n- U1 @& C
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and 9 G& S# k- v+ d5 e6 ]5 W" m1 K
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then 5 |4 S. h8 k, t* J
> 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 * g6 N0 Z- {7 F; Z% M9 H
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
; k2 y' y  N5 M) y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They 5 _) {) o; H6 w2 w' x6 [1 ]2 J
> agreed it was.
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6 S; n  }5 T! O9 D( I> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
, r& n  a% T7 o. d4 V> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
" d. u3 A  r% r8 k* E3 @> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."- e+ z% r, T% V. I  j4 @+ {" E+ W
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# P# R% U% O4 M( B5 v; \. P> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and / T* x/ {8 G  l, D
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty & e; a2 S( X% W5 y
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
! @- j  e# N/ M/ U! `: H> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the 5 E' E  [; {: K; K! j) K
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
  c6 p+ I/ Q* S7 Q& ]# Q' z2 }$ {> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
, h$ _7 \/ H# D3 S& y/ u> 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
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
1 A0 I& u9 ]$ i$ Q7 P> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the ( K) F$ b6 r. [: _
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy % J- E# i5 h2 {# z: n
> 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 , N( d5 i% X7 y0 ^' ]: ?
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with ; ], [: R7 f. \, f& e7 f
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
1 L( Z* z7 k  Z/ v# `5 p  _> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and ! y9 ^& S7 }# ]. R6 i7 F
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that . n# n/ c- n6 i0 X) p1 l6 P' J) `
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."8 y5 {4 n: S6 k5 J9 ^4 m% D
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee 1 \! f1 x6 L. d# I# H
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."- ~- e- g9 N/ O0 G. _% k/ O
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( ^. I( B0 R) M# s2 }  c1 @8 q3 K> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, . K6 l+ J$ T, H$ q/ s5 E5 Q
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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