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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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' Y& A% c5 q( y* h7 m0 L> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
# g8 h" Y* z8 T: d$ {+ k5 i> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
9 N# `+ E$ r8 B2 ~" w, e& i( A> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of 6 o/ T" B, y' I2 x$ M
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front / P2 E$ f  a4 N7 m2 K  @/ ?
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and 2 h) c7 j6 w" k5 P. K% u
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
$ G: |7 [. {# G$ U( p( [> 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 . `( C# s8 |/ ^: f6 ?) W0 P4 e( ^
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between , k& t- H) `1 x- N
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They ' N; j0 c/ D+ s) p* V" `3 J
> agreed it was.
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; J5 f( s' `% e+ o+ S" E, v> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
- [& }7 p+ }  r' L! l> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
& [) u  n8 @4 u# y8 b9 b* C3 ^. y9 Q> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."% n7 Z- l) A' i7 \' f  S" m, F
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% b8 @5 w( p; e( N: K/ |2 |> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and , @1 m# a& I& N
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty ; C  F3 Q$ N( c  {& e" h
> space between the sand. The students laughed.# `) R* [5 e0 j  W- R) L' G# [0 E- M
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
& ~2 D# [/ z7 w> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
! t# M# ]" I% }0 e> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
# ^& J8 K3 H' h& t( y> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they $ w/ C2 K" {4 D- U* K/ j, E+ q
> remained, your life would still be full.
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2 S% x" J. E# l9 I) a4 ^" r8 W) f! |# M> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
. D9 y; Y5 B# N# }; y> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into 0 }8 A" ^) i1 s3 Y. Q
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
" H/ s! R& B) z- }> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy " u6 ?4 `; m! Z
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are " k% v& W/ g& s2 G
> important to you.2 s" R( Y1 ?% I% B3 J
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& M! E# N. M$ S2 H$ K. a, k> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend ( b1 P& n  z- q# I! p4 w8 M9 T! I
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with : M8 q0 v6 u0 h9 s) S5 _
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
! U/ g* B% @& k% n( t. [2 E> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and ! U: w6 _+ }0 B8 K0 A
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that / ?5 ~7 w& K+ z# U* x
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.". }6 o# I) |* s6 S
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. Q: n; X" a! x6 Y* |8 e7 Z> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee 3 x0 B- j2 `" O: W9 v: I, e
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."# l8 `5 Q4 m  {
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: ^( d4 u1 {2 H> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
$ S& x- f) V' r( d( x  u$ C& w> 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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