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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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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee! U4 b7 P" C6 Q3 J
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in $ @9 L( H4 F+ T
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of 1 m/ y( i9 _7 u7 a
> coffee.
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9 l6 F* g# s8 [> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front   b( T* l) g( f- m- m( b
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and , Z$ [) G# c4 d* V  W$ s: r2 R2 [
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
: {- \. g$ a, S  |1 E5 z, q5 F> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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8 u! N0 |8 j% C; y5 @9 N> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar : _) P; z6 J% d: f
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
, X' p* W7 g7 Q" R> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
0 J1 p+ d7 h2 Q* K0 j; x' @> agreed it was.1 R" c  ~& t4 ?
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* a+ S1 E* m; J( `) k# V2 k. k> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
8 R+ @. c( z' W* H4 }* h> 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
) O5 D0 m2 F# [> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty - R6 K1 O5 A/ ^' Y% |4 U! M
> space between the sand. The students laughed.0 V# }( l+ w3 _1 m) I
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2 M" Z! v- ]3 l9 N0 u* Q8 c# Z' I3 D> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to 5 ]' K/ T; o9 ~2 U/ O) C
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
: k7 O! X" K1 ^) e4 X> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
4 r. D) T" T2 \. V> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they + v  C3 p# N: M: R/ S* g
> remained, your life would still be full.8 }# g  ~. x0 i" m& \7 w
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and * {" [* P/ N# H: A7 m, H# A
> your car.
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; B) I8 O& a3 ?. f: z> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into # [5 I7 P1 X; a2 A( p8 G1 {8 f
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the & Q' z# d3 ?) ?! k  w
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy 2 Z$ g$ [% h- Y* z; `/ d$ N6 Q
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
! o7 }' d# ]0 y> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
* _: B6 W$ c2 v* f: |% Q% n> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with $ [, ~) ~: _$ Q1 N& \, h
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to ! ~( e3 \8 s: _; [6 z! T0 T. v% c
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and ' ?2 B7 i. A  g; ^3 c' e
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that 6 o4 {; o. v0 j6 l! Q2 b6 p' I) ^
> 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
0 o+ L7 k# F: a- U8 n> 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, ) ~4 _7 v% p( ?* ]) Y3 t
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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( ]7 C6 Q1 n6 p! t$ P+ L3 ]$ t. T> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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