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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
- z" e- q3 k6 }) ^> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in / G, K: K/ [; {5 i$ t5 f6 v
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of ' M) j9 J4 v% C" A! ^6 u, ?- h0 s
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4 n6 [/ _5 `% t8 S' r> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
# V$ A. J; |9 f6 D9 o! `> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
4 |; F2 K, r2 e( ?3 A  w% s> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
5 e" @* J( L! u$ j> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.  J" j* h7 D7 L7 O
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; c" W6 K0 Y! J  I+ R> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar $ w' s$ h/ E- D; i/ }
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
1 C/ M/ w' c  h! H' T> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
# U, _) p7 S. t1 k' M8 X> agreed it was.' {5 {/ f% A2 x* N) Z: t. p2 }/ H! d
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
0 @1 o2 q) N+ r. Y9 {/ k, M3 r9 t: ]> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar ! m, h6 W' e. L+ E! N
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."9 x0 L4 K; [9 K, D# K' ~
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and ) M6 o2 Z; u5 j; ~
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty - L: c5 l- g% B6 R8 P8 f
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
  }* X) j3 N" k. t6 K) k> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the 3 I: _# k5 X. c3 v
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends ; c0 [0 X- h' [2 L, W
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they 6 ?% J9 ^: e9 K" D
> remained, your life would still be full.- O3 ]9 v1 E0 e+ d1 q- l
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
  b) F0 J- N7 F9 q: Z> your car.; D9 e, W6 ?/ g/ T
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& F! P/ c. u5 Y7 N1 h+ y, v! G; V% M> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into / i' w- {9 v6 a/ \( \) k1 `' j
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
8 c' h+ O6 |6 W+ L2 P) O. q> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy 2 G; _' z- t7 v. f
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are - P+ Y, s' x5 t  f5 g7 m" p
> important to you./ H5 _4 H4 |) j" q) _
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
" e8 u5 \* X  e9 T) L/ ?> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
& {$ S' J! ?( j7 H> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
. Q7 `5 R" w; ~) Q8 H> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
( K4 n3 h3 y" }0 i: F' M' o> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
/ _" q3 C- f5 }5 b% g, d& \$ I! e> 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
" q# Z$ I$ a4 C" I1 F0 ~% v> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."4 u5 n  {. l7 H% Y5 L4 o
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
+ m/ n( W; h$ L/ M) x; W: X# y# j> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."* n. j% w- F6 X2 X; s; Y
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& s6 @. W/ O8 @7 H- ^/ H9 c7 u" x> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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