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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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/ i" T/ P0 d7 Q2 a$ x> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee; [' H- k1 c! v
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in * [5 W9 T% b, q& X6 D' K# K: q
> 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 , [, x9 j0 Z/ |9 L* o
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
: W1 u* N4 j) }' H. e; Z> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
7 p" z8 b# V3 G6 C: G> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.- ~, b0 v9 {8 O/ l# g
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar ! _) r5 W" X4 q6 z
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between # f2 W4 x* B- X6 ~* Q
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
5 B& v" n5 Y# k: E> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of 7 n  ~1 v6 v6 }. b# y
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar & s' H5 W9 c- c. d! c  u) T
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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  H& k$ j) _; P3 Z  o" z> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
2 p8 x' O9 l: e' p> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
4 g0 m! J! }, q% f0 H* Z> space between the sand. The students laughed.( @4 Z7 q! }& P2 R
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' J; B" F7 X1 K, n8 P2 G  u! y> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
& {# n; Y  N( y> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
' {% X8 }- x. J  c& I% Y> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends 6 {, O$ T+ B- |6 |% c
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they 5 _/ V: w" d8 p
> remained, your life would still be full.7 a' |, ]) b6 Z" w" c& A' _- E! G
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
- l& p- @0 n% J, S: p& I# [5 {> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
( Z% Z3 ?! h/ r$ s% ?; P1 M> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
, G) _/ G1 N# M+ G> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy ; L1 B' ~( z3 w) D& 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 ' U3 r$ c- d* @$ g& V0 R: G1 w- \: P
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
( y2 g- M: R# w% k5 b> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to $ N8 z: S. e- J
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
; H$ ~/ }; \: h3 E  N7 K' r> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that 1 P% B$ [, i: J$ r
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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' h0 P# K9 g* g6 U8 D$ G- k> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee 8 v: _3 w8 \+ S5 Y1 D% X
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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* G  [2 E1 h- P4 Z7 h* \4 x- D3 X> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, 4 g. A7 H8 C( e- K- Q
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."% h& b4 m6 C$ U# m6 y
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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