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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 x0 Y6 y: Q1 c$ M  e- e5 R> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee; u! j& x: s# V% r* Y9 T0 s9 y
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in 3 P+ L4 ^# [' \- A2 r
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of " G9 o. H8 ~% d/ L9 D& i1 D9 W
> coffee.
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% w2 l. Y* U  n  R7 ~; i+ n+ K> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
8 u' e, t; N1 \+ T7 o* b* U> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
2 i1 o0 x! |. Y8 O4 l2 h: K$ `, m> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then ) ]% y: Y8 Z, B. B; e9 f! K
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.  ~" z& b/ w4 |4 @9 c
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar * L5 G9 n" E; L
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between 9 [4 u! t! `* V1 \/ I' ~
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They : d0 Y5 g# p# |) N
> agreed it was.: i0 a1 \( \9 ?3 z
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
/ |1 X9 t. [& u> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar ! k3 |" _  h/ _- D
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."* K4 W$ q) y6 W7 ?6 f$ H
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
! o8 d6 f7 L, t- u7 T5 v$ W> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty ! y0 Q+ m6 B5 R# Q. w7 r% H
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to & g2 T$ O! j" u/ u3 u+ ~
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
3 N2 [  S& z$ Z/ M2 W, Y> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends & P9 L2 C  Z) ?+ D0 p+ M! M1 X, K
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they ; m$ Q3 I4 |; M& h  Y
> remained, your life would still be full.; I  e4 Q; D, O. I2 v& Q: i
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* l. ]+ }3 X- W; G. F+ P" D8 O% C> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
3 N2 f% u/ S6 }2 f( U4 {> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
* ^; ?3 u2 `# R0 t> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
' N8 X# \. n7 k/ h" e1 h+ X9 b. _3 x> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
1 m' S9 K: b: S5 K/ U> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are % g- z2 o; w2 J  w: e' M# y4 _: Z
> important to you.7 T, z( Z: a+ G8 v' v) W4 K9 X
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend & `5 j8 Q8 G5 g3 m8 X. l; C
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
$ J# J. B/ D- X* T' j0 f5 g> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
4 t9 V7 A# z1 G  C> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and 4 t$ m) z  z; _$ ^
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that 0 P5 ]# n  a( {+ q  X& l# F
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."- ?; M) N* }8 T7 O) V0 Z+ O6 x
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6 T2 b, x* y7 w, x> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee , w. k; i4 J6 T8 ]: Z$ [
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
: O& E0 Y! t' A> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."3 K" j& p5 F$ M. v, v$ ~
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9 s1 T; R+ r) Z3 J" X9 i1 o> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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