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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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- f3 P; B* b) i0 k& i; A! E> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee* z4 ]2 {3 \+ ^/ A
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in " n4 Z5 c. @8 P9 H, c
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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3 Y  j1 ~: U& k) Y0 H8 h) P> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
' X$ B: C7 `/ y  O7 g0 q5 k* y> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and " W- e" C  }4 e4 f1 k
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
% m8 |9 u* E" P) J> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.) T) v) G/ x  U5 o( H0 P. M- }$ \3 V
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar , Q0 K% ~  t% `  O
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between ' B5 v4 t0 f8 j$ @8 ^, k) ?
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
$ `3 l2 B( q2 p# @! S7 g> agreed it was.+ Y# t( B, ~; B; R. ]
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
- O0 b3 G! g6 E$ j> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
" Y+ ], I7 @' O3 Q> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."1 y2 J& s- j* w) S3 d7 s& V
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( d/ e) Q" G  c/ W7 I' j> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and ' g4 C" C$ s& f( x( A$ e
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
' I' L! R% Z- p/ d) C2 A) M> space between the sand. The students laughed., B/ }: T3 k3 q+ D5 ^
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to . b$ A( ?9 |! Y) a0 M3 G
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the % U& x9 e6 G' y0 B/ J
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
( f7 o- b% `0 L- K4 K> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they ) |" R5 {3 u" d2 c* o
> 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 3 o! t/ o( B& R: \: Q) v
> your car.
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% ^# h4 A+ Q- {. w; B' I4 B> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into 8 g: @+ X: j: @! R& V  z
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the , \' q. ?, [0 Y5 Q/ A% C
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy / d8 l7 S5 U' K# }
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are ( V0 E( {  d" m8 C
> important to you.
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) P; K9 L5 e1 X> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
& n7 \% k( Y$ ]( Z% @4 k> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
8 _% J; n, Q/ h$ W: K> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to ! f' d6 n/ u$ A" ^$ y
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and ' O) k/ B' \. C
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
& a6 W- d! z; R. o9 i% y/ {> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee ( B& b5 M" ^) ?8 Y. W0 B( m
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked.": I9 m8 `8 ^& d
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- K: n2 V  G' Y6 y> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
3 D0 [- m- I, ~( |+ i6 L1 X$ [) f> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."/ X/ {. z' k6 t: p6 X" _
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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