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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 b, j3 R1 D; M+ w> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in , S# v5 u; C0 f
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of . o- x, y/ T+ ?  N9 d
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4 h" t+ n$ S, ?$ f! Z, Y> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front 1 |. E% ?; |3 ~/ H4 |& E
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
! t+ k! E& A+ r$ S> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
; P, x' j9 X! \> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.$ W* k' a& [9 S: Z
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar 3 ?1 s; }6 ]$ m/ V  }
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
: A! p. A! p5 b4 X% b* j> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They & e1 @+ M; M; j/ A
> agreed it was.
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2 u/ d& q4 U& A  e' H> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 p! }1 c7 O$ B* X> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
1 X! X1 W' Y; F! [& N- {7 P2 B> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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3 h+ C/ [4 l& i> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and + s/ _3 |4 r4 `. G, _
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty / u+ A( t- p( W( X& h, k; k! Y
> space between the sand. The students laughed.5 I) K0 g1 Y* T) Z
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3 L  @& e9 X( ]  M) V% X/ S/ ~4 u% _> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
( {0 R6 g& J# `  J$ d" |4 O> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
) b; c. P2 {& a/ h> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
+ U4 m3 a9 ~9 \( ~' l0 u4 J9 U0 B> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
3 b- M2 [# Y8 r/ k" [: E, `% V> remained, your life would still be full.2 |0 o/ n- |  G$ M( r. h
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and . g9 s" O4 ]+ _$ [. z; D
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into ( B- U2 z  l5 T
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
( i5 Z# \# g# N7 N) g> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy 5 Q- p4 v: c9 J
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are 3 d7 y  ~1 w  L1 y4 W. Q: c' O; K
> important to you.- u  S! s  p5 K$ f% d% m
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0 C, Y4 W* W% y! _, E> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
* W8 ?% l) }1 z; t) Q> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
& i9 n. j4 b! h4 Z> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to   T" i' Z  A: F, H+ j# N
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
( G; f4 M& a/ {. C; \> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that * ?9 q, W$ V* ?+ d+ _
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.") a: Y8 T9 w- D5 c5 Y
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' m+ [, L1 N8 L$ Q> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
" t' Y$ N2 ]4 N$ |& @> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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# Q, m, T1 V# ?9 r; y1 w> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, 4 h) D6 E; Q8 Z) H- u7 I
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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0 [6 U" B/ b& v& G> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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