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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
2 Q6 K" y! I% e4 _> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in ; A+ I3 s( M3 l* K3 q% m1 H4 b
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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: a: j! c: f2 Y, w  c5 u! r) H6 j> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front 4 b+ z: ?. O$ A7 ?# B
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
1 O# L/ B  v# k1 Q) J  A> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
4 Z8 t( x; I7 V. o( U' h> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.1 B9 S2 t- n5 b
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: c2 t6 i9 W0 J  `4 _( m+ E9 M5 Q> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar . [) g; b7 k2 }4 \2 V+ P
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
% k/ W9 O# E, ^. G: G5 h! ]6 F> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They " N3 y- x% g5 V& {+ D6 q- S
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of 0 W2 }# L0 N% ^; J: o7 H$ t
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
4 i2 a+ C6 i5 c> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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" S9 q3 a9 i" G& `2 n4 I5 w> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and + f( n. p# b: k0 D
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
9 ^& @  [( P8 ]4 z> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
9 j; ^& e4 S$ f- g' w" H> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the 6 g3 P# F. t7 n& w+ G; Y  q; E. Q. T. _
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends 3 n* ~/ q. N2 J4 e
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they # c1 w5 ~  S- S. Q
> 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
) f5 [; a5 p2 t) Y7 [. U> your car.
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. c% g* u8 f. n> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
# i5 a! F# _) r> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the 0 T: C1 D* n" k6 v7 ?3 v& `* d8 z
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy ' S" G9 M; z# u0 Z
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are 5 s; n( ~, V. c6 q0 d. b- `
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
( r8 d, \9 Q- d> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with . ]$ F( ^" a. B, z; R- C3 @
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to * u+ p0 e  j- }4 {
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
/ G" J5 f- c7 z* O  J> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
4 u/ L3 J% z, ]+ @, K3 m0 H> 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 , q9 s' r$ T4 b( L
> 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, * e6 q7 w# f1 C
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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- C4 N& C" I5 {8 o# w# @1 z> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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