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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
  _* t% K) M, O" T> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front 6 E% v6 Q3 j+ h8 s1 Z8 F6 h) G9 I
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
" E6 _$ m; Q  e$ a# B8 O+ M# F> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then 0 Q2 Y) w+ Q8 Z2 ~+ E
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.0 S; i1 L- t( R' w
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar ! o. K! W+ y; s0 n- a
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between 6 A. v: z& y% t- W$ T' Q1 d0 {1 m
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
9 B# J  _/ o6 Q8 r> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
( ^! [' l. `! k: N. S> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
9 K& S1 X# W- F1 N; Z. P> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."* u, H7 \( e0 p, [0 i- a8 L0 A0 w4 V
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3 z) B1 P( B" F3 J7 K> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and % d  A5 l) N, l  D; {6 R9 A
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty , L: \1 J8 ^% T2 D) K& t
> space between the sand. The students laughed.& p/ T( ^9 N% I$ x
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to ( t' V4 d' B# a4 E( h& M- W
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the : L- _  ^* R( E' g+ J! _" |+ f. i6 Y
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
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> remained, your life would still be full.# Z: r7 z! V! m' Y
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and # H1 M; L% y/ U1 y
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
6 z$ F( D: t, v> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
% M4 k9 t5 Q1 x> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy , C6 }+ F6 ~& J/ B' S) s' V
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are 0 _- W' O/ D  t! n% Q5 g9 [
> important to you.
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- q* {6 N9 a3 r8 {> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
( g: w7 a! E! V, y> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
% `5 X, D0 u4 B> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to ' z! @, ?# P  S! X
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
; {5 _' |( t7 k- W; p& y" Z5 X9 B> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that # Q  d2 U2 M$ b: O$ C* \
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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  m' ?( k+ J, P/ g1 n> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee 3 S3 ]) s) k$ E1 ^$ Y
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."1 r3 a6 T* C# }3 s
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
% V) t7 o3 n# u. B" g9 X1 s) T* I> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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( l/ Z& C, O" t, N6 K. s> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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