Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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! \* }6 p0 z2 K5 t. i> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
- N9 ^6 L: S9 I+ m- i> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
> 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
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
! d* ?( x7 R# Z8 x5 ~( o> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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  m0 {7 Q4 V4 O0 C  z$ g, a> 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
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
" W, ~- h5 z: e, }& Z* u% S) s> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
9 S0 \! k; m9 V# H1 g1 e, \> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
% T! g8 A) y) Q5 X) e0 h; S4 i> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
1 o1 J5 p- O" W3 `; |> 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.
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( m# @4 C1 [: o> 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
( I8 o# `# C  s" u& L> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
2 e- L2 E8 A" m- I. `> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
7 X, _9 x3 I5 Y& n0 U  w' D' Y7 p0 Q' |> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
' |2 I4 P: w* F) j> 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
/ O% y8 t% K9 z4 }" H3 M/ X> 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
; _3 p0 Q2 F$ L% E> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
/ i6 E. q  o' ^% Y$ a3 p> 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
# x3 y8 O+ I# ?2 S1 V2 U, T! F> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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# |! j: i+ ]6 ]- x> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
0 D2 W% y# E2 m- B0 F> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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