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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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; j1 l  F2 p1 }1 b; Z2 x) \! V> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
7 r, y/ k! B  p) Y. D! [/ ]> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
. J- i( I& S( Y# O/ n> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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: E5 U( B' ?" j3 L$ s> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; G6 f( M$ o6 B> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
: X& m" @; z4 O& D' u& M! W7 }> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then " g. G3 }7 ], ]0 I; |0 [" B
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
" h9 U  k5 p: v" D* ~> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
, l* f5 S! X$ e( O: E% |  i> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
& Q- p# g7 N7 g6 `" |3 B* |, t> agreed it was.
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& Y; K5 |! n9 f# Z8 c- o> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
" t/ a: s  X, q# {5 N0 M  b> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar ' S- f) {& \+ {( W! \* S
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes.". p. u+ n# R- ]8 v# r. }/ m) D
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
: a' S9 v* k& H1 F2 ]) A> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty ) q# F) I, [6 n: w% K/ r" B: |  y0 G
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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5 x0 K3 u( F. |) o> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
) s: [' X; j& c. W> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
/ g- _+ p3 n) C* m/ o4 f> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends ' c+ q' ^( Q& {0 f# `/ G, A: l+ f
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they . j' c$ f7 K0 A! `0 G0 v
> remained, your life would still be full.
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# E& u+ @: l/ E1 {( w> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and 0 x* q! j: R4 p9 i( D
> your car.5 k9 z6 X4 h- Z) t9 x  B9 N
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into ' P5 Q% p$ n& Y, l, N$ ]/ T0 l4 R5 j
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
3 I5 L2 s# J$ h5 e" a, ]> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
4 L3 V4 M4 K, F: {0 J> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
7 N1 k7 a, }" W6 c> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
+ r* |& l; L2 }* ?  w7 t> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with $ g9 F4 E1 h  r7 k9 z' T
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
8 H# d9 t& `1 }  g% m( i! ?. b> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and - h' V  ]6 Z# R, I
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that * E% ?6 J/ a" G) y; j/ w; ~# h  e
> 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 1 n+ J& u' T  |  F: e
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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, Y) W; A1 Y8 X" x, d% S> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
/ d6 u1 L  M$ B; @# x> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."" k  W6 {8 V. m2 l& Y0 L  V# j, m
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) _3 w  S+ ?% E% M> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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