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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
: y- o! {" W) H> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in 1 E" F2 G* `/ S3 v# K( o( d
> a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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0 u/ _* K# a& h( j+ E- k> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front ' ^4 @ h5 M: r, y
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and ' e* f+ o. t( Y! h/ ^4 t/ {
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
/ k Z* Y$ o$ \4 X& d1 D: s> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.* l6 `' |1 `) C1 C& x
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& W$ T! v6 ?) b* Y" r> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
6 F# x4 C+ {) S> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
0 D/ i" u, l) u% J> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
3 a- l7 u' c$ T9 E* H. R1 `> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of - H, q- L( _ n
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar ! b5 G0 {1 ?5 Y: T8 X6 F
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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6 b( M; j7 }8 O7 Y/ Y" Q; Q> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
, {) l( g' x: O$ `> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty ( U* \5 p! r, q# [8 `& n
> space between the sand. The students laughed./ z9 R6 O/ m- r Z3 |
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to e7 o" N1 I% \& |/ m
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the % [3 g3 Y0 E# l4 z* O) A6 V
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
7 M! l8 A5 D4 m! [" |> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
# g+ B% E3 m7 E> remained, your life would still be full.' `$ ]* [- S) R: I( h* O) G( B
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( J H: d+ j6 M, g5 Z> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
; J7 }, g+ Y: x! L" z- t> your car.+ s3 w1 I0 T- s
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' a/ m6 {% R, s6 `' m# v7 v> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into , s2 g# C% N( Q- @7 I
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the 1 K( b- z$ o q1 g
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy k5 T+ R6 A# r/ H! M6 K
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend , x! g( j$ i1 E5 l( X' f6 [
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with 1 C/ H i" V4 I; u" a
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to p9 I9 D: ?' ~7 d" a
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and $ u8 P0 t1 h% q" M( _
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that ; V% b+ K- e2 m; d5 C6 N# ?) M
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."" z: k. ~ Z5 x2 g
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/ A9 ?; n/ D; q S9 |- q> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee # V7 u; B" _& X$ U
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."1 B% _. O; a2 s4 C4 }% ?
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
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$ h7 U7 d( N7 G5 U G. j> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID |
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