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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 Coffee7 L9 e( D- c4 a* x+ `
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in ) S' F3 j4 I7 a( h
> 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
3 N- E  ?4 c* G& O% u) D# g> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and 5 T2 F: d( e  _+ |* K! m! f; D. [
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then   A" ?- G8 S! t
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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$ H  s$ Z  b- ]; j+ Z> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar - E, u6 |' `% ]+ m: W
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
; z8 u% V& k- Z, f  }7 M. O> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They ' D5 ~' z0 r# A: G  u2 _$ m
> agreed it was.. m5 |/ T% Z1 S  i
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8 B* f7 @3 P% u5 w8 A/ E> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of . Z1 A. Q2 c$ a( _
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
6 k) ]. \9 V: S> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."5 y# u" @1 ?$ w4 Y9 |
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0 O6 M. D  ~) W0 `* ]- P> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and 0 |' U4 U. L( y) j. M" v0 ~1 l# e
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
8 s3 ^4 @% n. t* x> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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& h, G6 U1 w: c( X> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
/ O1 f! i* k2 a' q+ W7 _> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the . ?- |  j% o5 n+ k  g
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends / ^; `! n* [2 n
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they   X; w( |3 [, I1 H$ P7 n
> remained, your life would still be full.' i0 Y' a. O7 }. {9 v, ^/ [
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into : R) H1 v+ o: a1 `4 q2 C: V
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the ( Z) V7 y% x! z2 z9 N
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy # u8 A2 u: n$ L4 J' I' h, `, V  P9 x
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are + P4 Z0 H, k6 `" R1 {% ~
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend , r0 n( G, x; o% a; E# z
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
# O8 |- n# ^5 D$ y8 b/ e! n6 {( \> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
# o( [9 t% v8 \> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
: C8 ~- P  [2 M% Y> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that 9 K/ I  F; q8 t8 f& t
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."0 H3 I# u6 N3 C& Y
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee ! P- O! \: {& D6 Y: m$ E0 I
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."4 M0 O/ l: m+ C7 k. I0 J1 d
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, ' K$ [" g+ N$ z7 s: ~" r  c0 S3 Y
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."9 g4 W9 P3 u! `4 C& h6 P$ [3 _
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID
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