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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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6 V6 j1 Y* C! t8 `1 J> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee& t7 v- |  ~/ f
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in * |+ M2 R0 |7 v' T, I
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of ; E5 l3 x$ f1 e
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front 1 n& ]% t* R  F$ U4 b
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and + i# n% m) [, J- E6 Y9 }) |
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
4 `1 A8 Y7 ~& y" `& ]# ?; H> 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
) z: U0 y8 w, v3 r3 p  e! x8 @> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between * D5 A8 i2 x8 H$ f6 j- W8 U
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They * {# L! X# u& O  b8 ^
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* x& w' u' J5 `$ ?> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar 3 k, o, ?4 L) R* x' X6 Z2 q
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes.": Q3 s3 X+ Y3 |7 N" l) t  I3 Q) _* J
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) ~) j2 O- I- i) d8 R# H> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
) G# @5 v% q& H. u4 E> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty 4 }* i5 p3 ]2 c0 U& X( t" H4 U. A+ p
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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0 M$ M' q4 i0 |> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
! U8 [4 T( \7 y2 ?+ R: v) }> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the , I7 R7 _8 U2 k3 i7 Y# q
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends 7 R; s" p0 B' S
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
; d+ K( Y% X( p, T  U% H> remained, your life would still be full.
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  P: k' |3 ^, Y+ Z0 ]3 u1 R. i> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and & [/ n9 [, F; b
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
& F0 Q, A! _4 D1 k> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the ( K1 i4 k1 r! D; o% A
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
5 x: }5 `, D1 \! i0 ~7 z, m> 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 . i7 p) b: ]5 x
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with * Y, Z5 B6 @6 J/ D
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to ! c: y3 }2 G, A4 {/ B5 \; ]
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
- ^6 c% L( o$ v1 [- u( `> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that 8 c8 I; A+ z3 @2 j- U; N9 p% M0 K
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."5 o8 r9 i$ a" x% b2 V) h! g
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0 q3 |5 q" o8 \# B8 W3 e# G7 \> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
) x' C4 F  N- ^$ Z) x2 S$ S6 f/ o6 B> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, 8 o6 a1 `3 O% F' C. U0 f
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.": o/ S5 K! ~4 R5 k6 m8 i, U0 E6 G
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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