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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 Coffee6 f% Y8 O  [- U4 O7 k4 P
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
, c9 m  c- ?2 u# U: c7 n> 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 + O3 Q6 c  Z8 Q* W% h* b
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and ' \- y/ t2 [0 q6 _' d6 A! }
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then   m# h2 m% @0 X# Q! X( g# f
> 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 4 p* N9 e; O1 k1 F; }( ~  \5 g% C
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between " A0 V/ X9 L! [7 z1 Z6 y) J( S/ m
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
1 `, \! O/ m2 r5 d0 Q> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of ( \4 I( L/ N& o6 {7 c
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar 2 Y1 r" h0 r% Y. o+ M4 s
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."; b1 A1 V$ d! B! y9 y
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and ( @3 K7 S2 B8 ~& h* m* o* u. a  a
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
/ t/ D9 {5 d9 L* {  E5 k% ^& D4 U> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to 0 k) g" o) e' X  Q
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the 6 t' s" ^$ V. L! f1 F, k+ c
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends + w  e5 E0 X1 |% a
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
6 ]6 L' ]. V0 _4 y+ M0 I> remained, your life would still be full.1 c5 c2 {3 ?4 i4 ]
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& E% g" M+ s" R  @6 d( {/ @> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and + y6 o6 C9 w0 L$ Z1 M
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into , Q2 R$ f2 Z' }% Y
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
5 }3 V. {2 ?  W8 W' W! R+ v1 z> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
$ f+ I0 Y/ ~" {> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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9 g' v' C4 k  E0 f> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
7 w, f* k, c2 Q0 h5 Q# |> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with ' E" L, ?2 C3 a1 h* m  p& y
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
4 N$ V6 W! j9 A, E( @( I  T8 R> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and & K9 c( {( D1 V$ _( n$ T
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
5 a0 X# R* g8 b4 n3 A> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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2 X+ A. M0 Y* s> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee ; z5 y* \& F' `1 e! L4 d  Y
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."2 |; f6 U5 u) [* a! Q
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, $ c6 p% W9 m; ]$ S
> 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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