標題: 雙語美文：什麼才是生命中真正重要的？ [列印本頁] 作者: dongfang111 時間: 2018-10-24 10:18 標題: 雙語美文：什麼才是生命中真正重要的？ A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches indiameter.
He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
然後，他問學生這個罐子是否已經滿了?學生們都回答說是。
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
然後，他又問學生這個罐子是否已經滿了?學生們都回答說是。
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up the remaining open areas of the jar.
然後教授就拿起一瓶沙子，然後把沙子倒進罐子里，沙子又填充進了間隙中。
He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 「Yes.」
然後，他又問學生們，這個罐子是否已經滿了?學生們一致同意說：「已經滿了。」
「Now,」 said the professor, 「I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter – like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else, the small stuff.」
「If you put the sand into the jar first,」 he continued, 「there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party, or fix the disposal.」