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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! c1 j; p3 h% g7 f. L
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
0 Q/ f9 I& _& {> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of - M1 r; n4 F# d; r2 O
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
5 J  v6 f+ P' U; h1 n( ?; t' `> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
; M' z6 i; x% D. F> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
' U: R* f' D) d  @3 Z$ J> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.0 L5 S& x4 i  k  L7 i0 q8 `
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
, ^0 J* M- p4 z  _) n2 e> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between 2 P6 Y! v5 y: R' ]
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They . n, [6 b( G% e( r! f& F: K, T. [
> agreed it was.
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3 v0 ~- c7 T: P1 d) j> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of 8 Z- J. n9 o, z# n( M+ p$ t
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar 9 S' Z  H+ ^$ u1 y+ V9 Z( O3 ]
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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0 t( s. E. P5 T> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and : N' ~/ r* _. V# |
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 `2 s% v- u) q4 B2 U" ^* Z- Z> space between the sand. The students laughed.' W8 d! [" s6 i# q* a  _* w
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+ ~- Z. R2 d# ^! X> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ R% O: p. P* c" e  k> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
) D" a& A( W9 ~4 R2 a/ z9 m> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
2 r) X9 i$ s* [8 V. M3 y! T> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they   |/ I2 f* f4 B' b6 p
> remained, your life would still be full.% I  A( X  g2 |; r7 J" K
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# n* m, ]4 k' _8 b! M1 b0 `! c> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
( P1 E5 A- f$ x+ \7 a" y> your car.9 O( Q1 X& R9 _' {
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
! G1 O( B; [% b  `# h> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
5 ]2 Q+ k$ v* K! u> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
2 Z% G, r# v9 ]- r1 S> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are 3 m! m3 a# D1 x6 Y( _: u& y
> important to you.
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2 h, S) o' i% ^> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
1 W5 f; \9 v2 J> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
" d$ A6 s6 h# ^+ C& o> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to ; \6 V( ?; O( [2 [9 ^7 J/ _
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
7 i3 ]0 |+ ~" p> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
) Y+ |* V' i4 e- @" y> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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& K( v  j4 X( x" G  ~> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee 1 ~$ e8 C# v( J; j
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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! [+ z4 }9 h5 s% F: R# y> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
* }" L* l& _: R7 x8 o# j2 Q3 ]* j> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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0 p( K6 F8 I: ]: [: X# d> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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