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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 Coffee1 P4 I: T9 [  ^- e
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
, v4 _* X  ~& b# G: H> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front 1 G3 t1 f) U/ F0 ]/ T# M% l
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and 1 X# e$ W3 L" {% ]
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then 1 ?; j9 v* p5 s; B
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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- _" P( v* n4 q7 q% k7 A> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
+ [: y- S7 G% v5 V& @> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
+ h9 X/ d: t/ [+ j> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
* E( ~! r: i. @) R1 a7 U7 M5 j> agreed it was.
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3 Q" s: w7 l% L8 L% ]  q> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# v) O! r  u' Q% f' c7 {> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar   }; f4 O* p5 [' @
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."6 k$ X* {. r2 z1 c& D2 d8 h
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# a2 P; r+ V0 v" `9 _: X> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
- |1 O1 Y- g/ \4 N# y* E/ L9 R> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
. X5 a. l( S5 \3 T5 d> space between the sand. The students laughed.) ]4 A& K0 h4 W$ ]. g
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to $ u8 R( ]) q9 g8 ^/ u4 s8 W
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
& `! @3 z# ?. }7 j5 j> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends ' x- T* K9 |# y& M  v5 d1 |8 }
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they   D) r* o/ s5 w. \) {3 C
> 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 7 a: ?: l; y; m1 `9 B
> your car., m* Y- |; \. F: ^3 t3 p9 W
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4 J) K8 r9 \# }- i  ?> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
% L9 i& c' ^7 ?1 m6 ?5 }> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
) P3 K$ a% \% j8 s( X6 k> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
; w5 e1 r) z3 p" |3 o> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are   v8 ?7 e4 N5 G( m- X
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
, J$ T8 w7 R8 z6 k1 ]2 g1 g; Q4 z> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
6 S6 u1 D$ h6 Y8 I8 u2 x5 m> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to ) U7 K# N5 O7 n* i( ^: F: K
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and & c5 H: w) g/ Q9 P
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
  }+ ^9 ]2 Q# s+ M& }% T! t9 J> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."/ r6 o6 w, X) I$ U6 O  N
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/ P% I7 x- a# m5 |; \> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee % Z2 m: {2 V- Z. ^6 |' o% G& O4 D; ]
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."4 @. \9 g; V9 b8 A, q) I
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) P5 ?# l7 Q! l6 D6 p> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
) e, q" R1 |, @1 X> 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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