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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+ R" c; Z, u, l. m. f& f, F5 R& R
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in - n. x, l6 h1 ^
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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8 V/ z+ d- {1 T& Z* M1 ~" s4 B> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
- Z, G* ?9 z/ k$ w> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and % J1 F* v) G7 `! j1 A! [% k. p& Z
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then 2 T' |) L! r- {" D) l
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.4 I! ~# Z$ g5 y2 U
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar 1 b$ T* [" v+ N  V
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between . _; ^# K# m( @" L+ d. s! z
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
5 k. f) r! l9 U: Z" ]' Y3 v8 b> agreed it was.' \# R7 a/ E: _& H5 d5 s, G
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of - M  l# r* G7 G. _
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
( _0 \! ~: p1 Y  r9 U* [  Q' {> 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 5 @7 y7 G  z( a# S
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty - |9 {7 P$ p+ \0 f* |( y
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
3 |6 r& B. D' z2 B> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the 3 d/ H  E8 f, u9 k, `, o
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
% e+ }" `% ~' H5 Y2 h5 M& c1 r> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
# d2 P: Q( i# g" t# ^# E> remained, your life would still be full.
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1 @& j. n' r/ ?: o4 G> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
# b- j0 N" E( V! E* `: X" c> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into 7 [% A/ r7 q' f& b  E( b: E0 I
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
( L; Y  K+ v  C2 i9 v2 ]9 l8 G% j! E8 C> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
2 H( o! Q5 V6 d- D> 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
4 r0 E1 e8 V3 J3 ~( T, e" k> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with 3 a3 x! l! v" ^1 m' {0 S
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to   x; w' z  a8 F" V/ U6 U8 r9 [
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
; ?9 M/ z; m! p' V' b* }7 Z/ i. E> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that ( q0 L, h2 C+ q% z/ n, S, O
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."3 W3 ^0 \8 r1 C
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) x, I! T. }( @- V$ T> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee $ k" }0 o5 `- C
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."2 L; A9 `, b1 k( |0 y- I
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, ( R$ U) P8 {5 b" N- q: V8 H- [
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."! s, \8 H& g' }
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' b7 l- p) U* ~> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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