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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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3 D/ a8 M% }7 O: ?. \" K+ B> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
* P; @9 T& P8 N' J$ T> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in / ?" d( |& m6 M" A7 }  t! T% m
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of ; c) c. t5 A: V
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
0 o9 |! y$ p2 `$ c$ W2 e* R  E+ L> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
( |+ B! f. `; y+ g6 b* t> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then # V) `" c% s, v* I# Y+ ?, S
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was." y4 F$ I$ M. k% c' g
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9 O" k# k% i1 A> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
! r5 A6 g. E  b7 i> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
; r$ b1 ~' o& [7 S> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
7 F5 j8 k4 P5 i* o> agreed it was.' ^# i7 B$ g. C& G
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of 7 U) B( U8 g- N: y$ \
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar % P! y0 e; [: G  Z9 w
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."  ]% ]" i2 F8 p% a
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
* p4 z9 h3 N4 o* B- g* K> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty 8 r+ V- X# M/ l8 p: {; |" B2 j
> space between the sand. The students laughed.* j! c: ^! y  u2 h$ @
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
2 X; k1 B& }) q9 j* ~. b> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the ( b( X% t, J0 m# m. X
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
2 b5 |7 z0 K; J& e> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
6 I4 m; g, {7 l- o. S: [9 n> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
# W1 Q4 K3 {$ s! J% K7 u> your car.
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) Y7 d0 c2 q, g+ W" T: z7 Q5 r$ f> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
# o# j' U6 I2 ^9 Y1 g, G: n> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the - G  C9 W: H- i
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy # |8 T# J6 i& G1 O0 b
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
, e. t: ]  s# F; D. |8 ~" p) R> important to you.( ^2 l% N# B9 j/ J9 Q: i1 v' ~9 V! \
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4 b0 z" w/ @7 P- J9 W> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend - b& u" ?! e# M# P
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
4 q# v. T0 _+ f8 X> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
  U: D, @& H, t3 G& {> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and 9 O. V: h' y# C, l8 w2 ?6 ~& Z
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
/ _7 y0 H7 g5 O8 d7 l> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."5 I% r( ?5 k  R) z& r/ b
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
, u$ v. W- _" p& e/ s! J; o  n> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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$ U2 P' {% B0 B> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, 5 `7 h* g8 S* [, a) ]7 O
> 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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