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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
* ]6 }+ K: E0 l6 _> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
; `, D) A* K' s> 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 7 G6 V$ h' N' p! g" d
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and : h3 w+ y0 C. `
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
& U: _9 k6 g' x3 D$ {7 B7 U1 c" g> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.- c: l6 b( p7 l( `( h+ E( g! g
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar $ Z& k( s  N' k% c* `7 D. l
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between ' X+ S7 P* B* @/ g" W7 V6 l
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
; G$ o; @. h( ?7 f# {: S7 p6 @1 k> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
: s5 P! l  c+ B3 }6 N; X) @> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
9 ?8 y$ f0 e( X7 Q5 Q. ?> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."4 g9 p" e! s, D$ E+ T8 M& L; b
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1 X1 P" g, N9 K4 T4 S. t( R> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
. j' A. O7 z" d  n  d! W> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty 5 v2 L* L5 w  J" _" n
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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0 ~0 e/ Z+ Z8 `> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
; G9 J) J3 r; M) b1 v0 I2 @1 q- |3 p> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the , E5 U  j+ }# X" v$ e( t3 F. W
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
6 Z0 t" p$ a  G2 W* U! h+ S> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
: b+ P- a* }  f" p2 `> 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 K' y3 L3 T4 S; D/ S5 O> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the 8 t, a5 j8 B4 s4 ?2 @) @  I% N) C
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy : P3 O2 [7 n. @( @4 L' r4 g
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are - _: S% b( U1 o( W
> important to you.) ^, P: J4 w1 e4 [$ j$ Q
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# N1 y5 S6 k2 Z5 t. j8 K/ P( C2 h% }> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend " M9 e6 E  @% s' w
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
% W& q: v+ N! z# a  q9 k# ~> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
# r' Y! J0 x. Q: L- K9 t> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and ( b* h8 K' U1 F( \6 K& g* }
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
2 g- }' y- A/ W2 V) L> 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 - J$ `' R% V& m: ]# m
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."9 `5 u; D2 x0 N# @  O1 ]3 r
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4 l1 e0 |8 D3 t1 @4 @/ K> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, * L1 V; @' \" Z0 m- S
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."2 ~* f  N1 s5 ?# T+ U( a! L
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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