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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) A& o7 ?0 T1 Q) k' q
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
0 _% [; ?8 p. _# v, I; L7 Q4 J, T> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of " e$ U& t" O' H3 x+ u
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front 9 z5 D  c5 b' @- ^# S& P+ V
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and % r" y7 F: T  m. O$ U; |0 u
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then - @* ^+ b: ]3 ~3 X; x& f( R; K
> 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
  H: g: o  \( O$ k8 N) ^> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between 5 s( o, `" y7 K
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
+ ]4 C  [5 F8 A" w4 V2 d> agreed it was.+ I8 c+ u2 q( `& w) X
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
1 S" K1 s& P& P: L. U> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
4 Q6 U. `+ W( K, ~# C" T6 a4 I( }> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
5 X- x) h0 M& d" Z$ e4 C" c' N+ d> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 z' m. g, B, P  O( }+ S. [> space between the sand. The students laughed.  C! v0 k* K+ s/ \0 ^# w1 V; ^! y0 q
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% a1 D' l+ G) S' [> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to 9 T! D$ E5 K  q9 f: O2 z( E' C
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the 1 [% `8 d+ A3 C& M" r
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
0 u2 K: e! s" L# _( X" A> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
3 L- v: `& G  m" [  @> remained, your life would still be full.3 [* x' j( @8 b2 p9 g
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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- n- ]7 u4 z4 _% |0 D; _> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into 1 W* V4 W* [1 b  j7 W
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
* r' U- z6 w3 m# ^& S' m1 v> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
3 T! t  S/ F6 w, y> 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
3 r' D- z- L7 L7 \> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
  [/ k- F" I" U5 t, Z2 ^> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to 6 Q; v1 B( }. g9 E% R- g
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and 1 b# w/ _. D8 r: S; i, l  R  l
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that , H$ K) k7 Z$ [% `
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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" P$ z6 x: n2 Z> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
* }7 p/ |: ~5 l3 w$ n$ P0 f> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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# [1 i: L, l8 i! a: S8 T9 K> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, * D  r7 O8 R9 L
> 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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