Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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8 F) C' n% d/ K( M# h0 J+ A> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
! _1 ~5 t- a7 L- t/ s7 V: H> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
, l, [* S4 j# o: o" l- y8 K; n& y> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% X" w- D& X) n> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
$ G$ ~. B0 E) l3 d6 p' `> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
" k( r! ~" S2 M  {( ~2 R5 }$ e> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
8 X8 v$ D* \6 a' A* z/ h' f' H! v> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' G8 V) G; G* u1 I& a0 k/ J> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
4 g/ m" n4 p" [: G8 ~> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
- z6 j; ^9 d7 n> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
3 o2 F7 R0 Z* n; I> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
! B1 Y. y- v& N  M> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
; d2 O4 q: b: r; z4 f> your car.
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1 y" ?0 U# K, P+ K: n9 U. T> 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
  o1 @$ P9 |) N- H0 |> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
+ I, p' ?) [! Q+ @& @> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
  S! v2 t5 t' [> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
" p2 d  o$ R  ~) I# [+ ]> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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. P6 c/ T+ o3 Y3 b> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
: n' E6 m6 k6 Z! [: v) ^% R> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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( _+ w) R) D  b. A7 p7 I> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
1 h+ j8 U8 F% Z0 F) Q> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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