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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# m+ x0 E1 e  S: t1 |
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in ) ?/ T4 n6 l% x( m
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of % p. ^% I  O, j9 O2 w
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5 d* Y! D% W/ L6 Y' G> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
, f: y& U* e4 _: `$ K% b> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and 5 D$ V9 f$ D& @3 Y, ^1 p( V# t! m' R
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
- W- Z/ A! ?, U" E: b> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.- Q7 l+ P, S* r9 @
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
9 B: r4 H* D& B: Q6 a/ P> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between 9 i( f, x4 K# K4 U6 E
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
. D% o6 W/ X3 E! p3 D> agreed it was.: `! d1 [) r8 p8 I( N! O. V
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
! q5 X4 r- h. x  ~' l! k9 J> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
1 V5 z+ F" m5 D& c" H) H> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."$ O" M. B: T9 d
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$ g1 `) f7 G3 X$ m0 b8 y1 O> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and 9 m" P: C" q) Z( V# q! E! Q; K4 ?
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
* `) U: \% C  ^> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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- q+ [, [- e6 g2 d9 @4 ?7 h8 J> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
/ a/ D# r2 F: r, g> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
$ M& n/ ~1 ]3 }( i> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
$ H. |7 m) t; ?" K> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they ' p% x- O" s  e8 T) F& n
> 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
1 v* `3 |: {6 l: e; z: @8 D5 o> your car.
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* `3 v0 g% t/ @4 k' d) D> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into / A( z# ]7 ~* T
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the + v5 h0 n! D0 L! Y( r
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy . s/ S5 B( Z! R+ M/ f
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
2 y" F: v: I, @8 a1 C> important to you.' x3 i4 z! o: G9 c* L& M/ q; N
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4 U# F5 F* G3 F8 ]' j3 m> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
2 F' e" V  @# c# `1 x+ s6 `" D* j> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
* h9 i( e" g* z" C' ?: o> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
6 Y; A9 K) u+ s( C7 @0 ?0 ?# U; z> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and ( n$ u% x( c: G, V2 `  B6 M  m
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that ) S& F9 w' \0 Z. [
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."/ Q  S: y; R/ X6 @! O5 b, r" t- x
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2 G, \) M& c7 _* H  J7 D> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
9 a. T3 l/ J! I. q. `> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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% t: a" X  P# q8 W, _& S> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, 2 ~8 _% o- s# J4 P% Z+ ^
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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0 {1 s# B: G8 z> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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