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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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. Z: m" ?, \1 @> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in / t- ~+ O$ }  @* }
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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6 }  _9 w; \2 u$ O> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front : u/ [! }! C5 N$ i# ^
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
/ j5 R/ {' r2 C7 c8 {> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then / A9 o" R/ R2 R/ A, D! V! ^1 ^( M; I0 X
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.* w! I" d$ G' J: M  Z# {- e9 q6 D
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
8 L1 N, n, x9 _1 ~# u. O> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between 0 n' i+ m4 s( q; P" ]8 K
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They : C. E- _7 K* M9 A  j( M1 X
> agreed it was.  n& o8 W  c2 K
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of # U3 K3 f- Q8 p" P
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar - S; j: Y/ r' J
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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/ _% P7 y! @  J8 z> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and - P8 ~0 U$ O, o5 W4 P& v& r
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty ; k" O+ u6 M( B* i9 W' V, a
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to * F3 w# a$ f0 G- n* _  E
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
/ t6 `0 T6 P3 j& q> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends % ~+ {8 `3 ~) ~7 l
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
- v2 A8 B( @% `" ^( _0 J> 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
7 f( o2 [( k1 X> your car.% E$ j9 p5 X/ J) L
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, b' K1 _: Q% n" ]# v0 W6 k* u> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into 1 Z2 r4 a0 l$ _% W. U: S, ]: w: _- J
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
9 j* w8 F( l! s" i" M0 I; ]- o! {+ u> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy ; ?1 ?, _  N6 q
> 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 / S; v1 z, N  ~4 o5 G$ x& W
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
5 A! ^9 y3 ?: v5 ]/ w* f> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
# J3 p& W7 f/ ?3 z" \4 h> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
$ M2 G/ U& L) C' B3 Z8 l0 C> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
4 N7 h2 Y) S7 _( @- s: B% 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
9 f- a6 q% V) ^% Q3 i. l1 U> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."0 G' L- p- X! z% g; F; z
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
1 L, b' a$ v6 X, i2 D> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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