Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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' n. G: b, }/ q6 I8 P6 r. v> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> coffee.
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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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
; H% ~7 p- T+ P+ [! Q> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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  k3 ?( l, D) c! U! ~+ J/ [> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
) U1 y/ z- ]& K% T& n7 V8 j> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
: L7 N5 e# ^8 m' o0 a; p> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
. j6 g5 F9 r$ t7 X. a1 p> agreed it was.
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& ~8 `, h- y: {+ ?* u: c> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
& m, y# A, ]2 B; h$ Z5 ?# h> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
& _# W/ w! \/ ~( E# s1 k- t. E> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
0 y% A; B; X, Q+ D% W> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
- \9 e0 ^8 y9 Y* X" h! i" l> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
7 o& C7 s) [& G> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
7 K, o/ t# b  L; b# ^% x+ o4 u> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
6 ?, |$ q/ U8 U7 {; z: v4 g> your car.
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1 d% N' n4 ?8 V) K1 X, f7 F> 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
9 ?1 k: F( Z+ M> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
& }  n4 v2 u* H; q> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
7 |9 X/ W6 l9 y: m> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 G. [, |) G4 l! Z6 Z> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
6 [( ~( ^- I: U) f> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> 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
" T7 m2 g; G* n! K4 M' ?> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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% H- q( z3 M) m4 P. u/ q# J0 T> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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