埃德蒙顿华人社区-Edmonton China

 找回密码
 注册
查看: 1799|回复: 1

Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

[复制链接]
鲜花(34) 鸡蛋(5)
发表于 2009-2-18 15:42 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
转个公司email,不过对第一代移民意义不大,本地人差不多是这么干的。& `" \; d5 t4 @/ r' o
> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
3 V& _9 ~/ L& S+ B3 `) W> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in % k- X! |; ]2 W* u3 i
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
2 W# X: X( Q/ y) L: S& `$ ]& v> coffee.
6 _( ^% _4 S; e8 I( {>
* T1 R4 C* ^4 \( A  |- e3 Z> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
& j0 r" A: H5 v1 L% S  F> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
/ Z1 Z) b3 o9 D, S> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then , x+ x! V1 ^- r8 L4 O: U) `3 g1 I
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
+ V. Q: k$ g3 z  z% w>
+ f3 ~4 g( ]- m: l; V> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar + K0 Z% a1 k& n/ N
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
0 \3 t4 ~8 ?/ h+ K- X8 T5 K> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They , W( Z% t3 H- q, [0 Y5 l  a( {
> agreed it was.% e: T# w: _* b& ?/ j: c  S$ d
>6 c% f$ ]# G, `' g% t$ O
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
: w& U* N% E7 N" h: g( B, Y% K> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
( t1 B7 p$ X3 A9 X8 F2 P/ {7 d! Y> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."$ Z4 x; N# V% r" ]2 e
>
* u5 K8 S3 R' R& `. E# Z* ~> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
7 _3 y# c& M; e$ b! R> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty + i* t( e) W( P5 p
> space between the sand. The students laughed.* a. }: S5 s5 y4 v
>& s+ e" O5 l- e- l: L
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to ( m2 r- l- K4 u8 L
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the * ?: C8 n' U+ |3 p
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
  C5 G* f% x& y3 C> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
3 Q+ I- Y% N4 \  _, `( a> remained, your life would still be full.8 G! e. i1 K6 u% l
>7 ?, b1 W# Q" q, S! W; o
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
6 j& h3 Q0 }2 J; B+ G2 h" j! a' v> your car.
6 G/ f' f" R& N& ~& ]4 _9 M>' f9 i' q) ?- j) h% D3 J1 G
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
: C  O  F; S- u, h> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the 0 n: f' X6 g4 O- ]3 y
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
6 B, |" m& W9 q0 G6 a> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
% k. \5 c) `7 I> important to you.
2 p. j$ K/ z! A' Y  m5 p7 B>
8 P9 ~$ H2 U) R5 ], h>8 l& P' C6 o9 \1 [! M
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend 0 V* I9 x8 V6 O3 Z: r5 L
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with 2 b. x, A( N; Y, R7 J6 F8 O  Y2 r! o
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
" i2 @/ r- t: C> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
+ I; e  h9 X/ t6 }$ T3 N8 O! k> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
) X0 E4 ^; w( z- m" V> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."  w" J. E1 E  D# q
>
! Z5 s- i* j% i- i> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
- m7 {, J' U; B7 `1 q> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
* h. ?/ l6 I+ Y4 Y- f>
9 }" U) X) w7 i! C> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, $ y0 E2 c9 w0 M  x* [
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
  O9 @; d) _8 F5 T  |! x( G' r>
6 ^2 S$ B) J2 E4 |> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
鲜花(0) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2009-2-18 18:14 | 显示全部楼层
您需要登录后才可以回帖 登录 | 注册

本版积分规则

联系我们|小黑屋|手机版|Archiver|埃德蒙顿中文网

GMT-7, 2026-4-18 17:45 , Processed in 0.120495 second(s), 11 queries , Gzip On, APC On.

Powered by Discuz! X3.4

Copyright © 2001-2021, Tencent Cloud.

快速回复 返回顶部 返回列表