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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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; Q# Y/ F5 t+ u! ]> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee3 \, I9 A( b5 Y3 W
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in 1 B: w5 z/ A- F7 a
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
9 h- p1 j1 h3 `- g" w4 D+ X3 J* h; `> coffee.
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5 M* i9 {, _/ D+ A5 ~; k> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front , U( M0 ?% {0 f  `3 E
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and 9 _$ `! C7 N  {
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then ! H, K/ B  F0 B, r+ t. N
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.0 X* @7 D5 T7 ]9 ^  n* ?4 o
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$ M! W( A/ }5 L; c' T> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
+ c; R1 j% ?* t; @  @/ r> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between 4 @' W4 v9 C3 K) n1 {
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They 9 C/ L( i' i1 P, L
> agreed it was.
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4 ^6 E! K6 X7 W  Z# n' Q( N> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of $ \+ ~, N, l2 @$ ^; U
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar % ]$ t' s- h7 n3 m) B" x
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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' ?; I* M/ h( v6 N  D/ {; D  T3 q> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and ; ^1 q9 G* L- m& U% [
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 W8 t& ^8 \. y( G& `: g2 }> space between the sand. The students laughed.3 h% k4 G4 |. ~. F% ]7 ]+ j! }/ l
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
  j. W% g6 p* R; S> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the 6 u( R$ \1 G: z5 l. m
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
) k; k* {* v) `0 _& D- g+ s, @> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they   L& |) d2 C: M
> 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 . U5 ?- N# @; Q$ h/ [7 Y; L0 q" b7 }
> your car.( X' z1 k! V" m0 t5 K8 r- c* J
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into 5 Z9 Y. w% e8 U; l4 w- ]# [$ J5 o
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the ' F- s" {$ s$ w. k4 l
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
* ?# w& N" l$ R3 F> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are . I( e5 {$ E5 z$ i- C; k% u
> important to you.9 e9 C  ]8 c+ h  ]* T$ q
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
  P* h# g& k9 X0 l: O0 S3 B' D2 S> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with 4 }- T! t  V$ C, N' P$ q+ @) b7 T
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to ' y& r& Y% l. U) K: }4 l, U3 Q
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
0 d; e. ^5 \$ U. @/ ~# O> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that 5 _7 D* v$ n  M# ?- }% \2 u& @
> 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
+ W3 M9 N* f0 }  J0 q3 N% Z> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."+ v6 Y- Q, A3 ]0 _& H) K3 s
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! a4 f8 h# G! ^( A3 o, C; @> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
/ A$ ?1 k$ @3 a2 O2 O) _. A> 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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