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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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7 l3 v& L6 l5 V1 ~- H( h> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
! b7 w8 ~$ f- v) u> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
  q3 Q. H0 v" x  N/ d3 L> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of 9 d* d+ b6 v4 D
> coffee.2 l( Q( Q- q2 i3 L7 l0 g
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1 B; Y: [, G6 y3 s; Q) x7 z& v* `3 {. t> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front # y" o4 z* W$ a1 [( h; Y6 ?8 Z
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
7 z; Y1 `4 k6 }' i( u- `8 y- [> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
* b( Q  _6 @* D1 N% \. {> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was./ ?0 i' w0 C8 C* W4 a) a
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6 O8 M: Y' I* [0 L# e> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar - v$ `9 w7 D2 F
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
+ Y+ W4 {  A# r0 J> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They ' ?( K! J9 F6 n, V( P) K
> agreed it was.# O0 {4 D+ m1 S3 w! e
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
/ K& `" I1 s  b> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar % t) N9 W7 r3 Q6 B8 U6 \/ A
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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0 M9 Y2 c1 ]1 W> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and , z- d" |/ x8 }+ `" n7 g' ~9 h: q
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
7 J( u2 ?) n7 `+ Z# X3 d! P> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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' }% A. ]) Y: L& l2 m3 @* {> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to   H! e0 R6 N& Z% H+ r. ~
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
& n- ?2 f( o: _* G> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
' s# h% G. c5 R6 D> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they 9 i# M! a- _9 t% T
> 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 7 D7 b& T, J) S/ N. {
> your car.; j: C: A9 a- j& z1 E6 V
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$ Q6 A4 s5 W" @> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into # s" V. P; R9 \0 U9 \
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the ( q5 ~' C( v) V, W( Y
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
' f. z4 S: }$ E# W> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
9 A8 G6 |( F% D' K' _: w> important to you.* z0 s6 G" m2 J( N3 i5 F
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
" U0 E1 t; M, t1 e; S> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
, O1 G7 M, z6 K+ K/ Y  n0 M> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to   y$ Y* f* k8 _9 R7 Q5 j8 \& Z
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
1 K: `# D% U8 B0 C> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that ; M* c2 B0 D% \' q3 A5 i; M
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."( t4 }# O3 Q4 p9 H8 J
>
3 P! |6 k+ a! T# K> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
5 J: t. G# a: T  O* W0 P6 k> 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, ) Z$ H0 B# w. E! G$ |
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.": k" d) {  Q$ e3 h* c+ U3 I
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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