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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee: w( r) I+ h) Z% _. C$ o
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
; g/ ?3 i: t( ^& N> a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of ! }) y& [. N6 X! T9 f r
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; G" k. P2 y8 c% K7 ]1 {> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
" c5 h4 T4 K/ X5 X9 Z5 ]; x* w> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then * M4 }& m* a/ o6 ?5 H
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.0 l2 u1 \5 o7 n( G# r
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
' i/ L) ^: E0 k0 O$ o; x1 O> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between 5 d$ F% T. | e# {2 S4 U8 b q
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
" e) v5 \9 R- q# G> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# O' K3 d3 r# u) |6 C> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
7 }2 A) V! d3 ^9 d- W& C( _> 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
0 m% o9 S% r5 I x& H( f k> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
- z1 ~2 o% n$ q! U" ]& j* z: z+ [> space between the sand. The students laughed.) n/ a. q3 o6 \* n7 O6 W+ t T$ }
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
+ Y2 E6 D! k# d4 e> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
1 {6 ]. E# N: f7 B+ k# ]> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
$ j. h4 |9 s9 W- n9 w> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
7 u4 g& i( j' {$ U> remained, your life would still be full.0 W7 `! G9 t' f, C
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and 9 Z8 M! k6 _: {6 ]3 S! j
> your car.3 \1 M* e9 B D {! j
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
) N; l7 w* h9 \$ S> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
* E4 R7 M( j" o! B> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
8 }+ j, I* ~$ w3 L- }> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are $ o& C( ~: |9 y7 J
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
3 Z( S! m& s6 _3 o$ P+ i5 E; L2 E> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with " x, f( A# o% G( z$ O! Q
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to ( F( C+ @$ V$ Z% ~. N0 f
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and u& c9 J; q& n$ L
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
; @* T6 s, M( y- D3 P: q, b> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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4 Y. l. I3 c, {4 M1 J> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee ! x; r7 O: c' e; V
> 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, . j* a7 S' P# r: D
> 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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