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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
" V2 q. ]8 @& |8 E- y> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
% {: t0 _& s2 G8 T0 }! E> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of 6 u: `  b, l! I' \# R+ D7 m
> coffee.
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. A4 y: ]* t8 `/ N3 y> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
! \8 L5 g3 f& Q5 T( c> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and " M4 T, v0 x; `- U* ^: H# Z, w
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
7 O8 U* j( D: N( j% g5 t4 R1 H  w> 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
' `( A4 l0 K+ u  X3 c; z! I7 o  h) x> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between # F: p# L9 t! g" ?. c2 h  H+ q* u
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
6 a" ~( M# I2 X: k( ~> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
  y- E, s/ k2 X* U> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar ) _8 f5 K/ ?5 [4 V! O$ K6 ?% H$ ], B" C
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes.") l( |" a. g8 o$ n7 J, [
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. g% E! V9 p7 w# Z" Q0 D2 y1 O> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and   \3 S* H3 C9 p+ V0 x9 H
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty 9 s  J2 n3 |2 Z# X7 J" Y2 W& y7 T
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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! P# m* x: r  l6 [  `$ D2 E> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to % x. n" X. O$ U. ]8 |; @( Y- `3 t
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
- M( H6 m* v+ w* c- k> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends ; N* {$ ~8 I1 ^; }! V5 f
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
9 p5 b; h: ]2 L+ r/ ]9 N8 t8 A> remained, your life would still be full.6 {% S" K) V( I* V
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
5 f% ?% R9 H+ p0 \- W> your car.- V# L, _( j( C: S% P' I
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
7 z3 B0 h8 p7 ^5 N0 V, [5 B/ ^> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the . d3 J& q  `$ z* b" v% m
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy ' b- b! S; x( N" I/ n* n
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
3 T; D$ F1 |* Y- u9 j> important to you.
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) t5 {2 `; X+ E+ U3 f> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend & I" D0 k0 V& C- H& D( H, {, O* m" L
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with ' e, J# o( \, E0 a$ {. g. U
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to " R0 t7 Z% B0 d/ f& V6 [/ X
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
) q/ e0 F- t) ?> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
1 m- l3 I  M- L) T> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."4 ]. x( Z. k1 i6 W
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee ) ]9 V" Z* x2 B$ g0 [) X  Z
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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$ m( l2 `3 {  Q1 P  ~. E4 {> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
& J# M8 f. @) u* m> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."* G" ~4 B0 n( ~/ N  O! {
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& h% @6 P& r( Q& G1 @. R! g> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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