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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
0 X4 N* C5 W  |> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
: {4 v7 B- d/ i: Y: m% ?% @' A> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
+ W) g; U& m4 {> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
9 X. H7 [$ d% i> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then . o" T+ M! G3 P7 A+ z9 W
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.$ p# \! e3 |" e  l! K5 X4 Y
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! d0 f$ o: R2 {" y7 {) r> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar 2 `' n7 |) H# O3 P, [6 o7 a5 W
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between " Y+ K* s" p# @. M7 X
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They 6 z, j( }/ a- J4 N5 _7 ~4 U& |. u
> agreed it was.; l' v2 @& \  X
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/ N( g+ I# d8 C: Q3 [> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of 2 X# t; [2 R* l( w* m$ t
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar ; t% P8 G/ i( v% V
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
  O% r1 y3 I6 V; ]9 w9 N9 R> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
; w0 f% s0 z: y. f9 p$ m, ]> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
& d0 s6 j  H3 G6 c> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
: f0 k1 u- [5 V, B" }  A, ?, }> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends ; F* b5 D: {7 x
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they : ?( h+ V/ _1 T2 e1 L
> remained, your life would still be full." U& E4 B4 i  ~" n
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and ( `* Q+ N8 |, U+ }
> your car.  H8 I# j+ @( u
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into + W; R; G7 c! Q" f0 n: C( D
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
7 n( G# t+ }6 k) h7 x) S9 H> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
4 d, o4 P2 {- c- h6 L/ a# ?> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are ; I, f8 F% K7 {( O; Z3 ?0 u
> important to you.0 ?: ^2 [/ K! F3 `2 C3 ?5 r
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
: W8 `- q! k% k0 I( [( M> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with + a6 m& W8 o  \# p0 P9 t
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
8 X# ?$ R/ Y- m: M> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and + a; q0 l0 v. @7 [  Z: r. l! b
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that ) q: a2 C1 m5 r( m
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."4 O, h1 B2 K6 W0 g" F; ]) V
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
+ M0 W* A3 v  `) Z1 N, v> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."5 u! c  ?; W" X6 g) f4 V1 {
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
0 F$ F# k3 M) I+ c$ o> 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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