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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. S0 t% y( B" s4 l8 _0 A! Y3 S
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front 6 l' T; f$ n3 m/ D  G
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and ( C/ a4 k- d, ]/ l/ A
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
# N7 h! P% r* |, R> 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 " w" H$ g+ l3 n1 R' b" Z0 S# X) Z
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
6 q9 {( L% C0 h: y$ c: O8 s" J> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
. b- {. H9 ~6 ]0 R7 I> agreed it was.
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, }2 N* n3 k3 E' T* H% a5 j> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
8 H* K3 ~, v( b( `% `5 y! S> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar 3 s; n( u3 M+ m: N/ V( E. n5 c, c
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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2 e+ _1 p6 R/ F1 F> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
" q& s, ~: x# S7 p* W> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
, V7 w6 Z* |/ b, t& e/ R# r> space between the sand. The students laughed.# }5 A9 u6 W* N$ |' R+ ~, I
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, k, `; v# _! l8 G5 k" Y> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to 5 n& b, d4 A$ k: R. p/ ]8 e  x
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
" k( z( r+ x6 B8 O! Z. ?( R: p> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
1 P. [$ i0 h4 v& q5 k> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they ; R) q4 d6 e: }/ G0 N" S6 D
> remained, your life would still be full.5 z; z/ o+ Q. B! y# M
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7 l; G( N3 W& M3 k% V> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
# l4 N; _$ Q: e> your car.
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8 Y/ D  h- e+ Z1 q> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into 4 I( x8 Q; w7 ?) G+ u2 ^5 ]
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
/ e, M) `* f% z. b. ^* T- e7 w& K> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
4 U+ k9 _7 p9 ^  ~& g> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
6 C7 p5 |1 D, o( _4 b5 X> important to you.
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; N& h( ]4 @+ U, C& o$ z> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend 1 Y& Z' n" C# @2 k% M
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
& t/ @! |+ k& z: D' d# ?! @- f> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
  i7 c6 @. @, i> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
& l) c% U. L9 k! r1 H> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
3 |( O# N3 O  @> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."9 v4 J: y, Z6 c$ ^7 ]
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
9 i7 N1 J! ]- x4 R3 Q$ P6 ]0 B> 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,
& m) O* X! g* W  A9 @, M> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.") R% o/ M* L. G# t$ t
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) \& E& [+ Y! F7 P5 g0 M> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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