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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
5 w# d+ [. V; J0 s$ T> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
1 f% l% K; _* e8 K( {9 e+ U> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of $ \' Z& v# @6 G" e! r7 `1 q: l
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; P1 K  j  p" z/ ?> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and 1 K  |$ T$ J, B6 n; o$ C
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then # a5 X9 c. G0 r' u3 M3 K( n
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.& q) f/ E7 z3 B. \, R7 T
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
# F# n- S8 P( U0 G4 ]2 c& f7 ^1 J> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between : |& t9 k. W" d, m% z: J) F9 m3 e
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
5 Q8 J; b! X5 g1 m8 V> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of ' O! d6 X( Q7 ~: V2 g2 t) Q5 N
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar : d' \; G' p5 u' S; z. F
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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5 s: B9 i. F/ g> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
  R' S% z( z9 `4 g# Y: N4 J> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
! J+ i/ D& j2 N* Z2 L; r' M6 ~$ D> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
& j! d* @' f9 y5 |+ `> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the + x; K. S, L2 b, K% o
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends , f; l0 V4 ^  z) m  S8 x5 y4 G2 J' P
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they $ V+ K4 ?: z2 h! U( }1 W% G+ J
> remained, your life would still be full.+ G* `  H, d' D* W( t
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
: Z4 r9 |# I: I" K9 Q> your car.
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  i* r! m9 Q5 Z> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into 7 s3 S" V1 x3 m, q  `
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the $ O/ b- h& J  p( \6 Q, u% \! k$ z7 A
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy ; c4 g" h/ n5 D; [
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are " w5 d  Y# u9 o- ?9 a
> important to you.7 h- F$ Y2 ]; a) e- Y- y0 P
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4 ]# L! o- W0 c& C+ o- p  V> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 e+ i" _9 N) C> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with $ t6 ?  B5 Y, I7 L& e( R
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to ! g* Y/ e/ P6 c7 e
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
1 f# m% E3 ]) k+ e> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
" {% {8 }( ?, d  A> 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 : ~* h' F- J8 t7 X' J
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."- ^% X3 m/ ]8 R: l1 z
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/ z  H4 q( M8 q0 ?4 p+ z6 Y> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
# Z( t! q8 S4 O% r# h: T> 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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