Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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( Y6 Z4 ]  D% Q; b> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
% i# q/ E0 \  M/ f> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
; Y" z; C2 G! n5 t> 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
8 i' }' H1 b" u0 Q6 `3 S> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
" {' d; d# h( H4 Z1 l> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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6 ?9 |6 ?# U% R0 C) {: m7 U8 h: ]) P> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
( D* ~3 h; {0 s2 B> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
/ D: g1 s1 Q+ G> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> 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
; y& o* Y: P7 o6 ^+ X> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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: I6 N6 b: ?: @+ t/ w" a* a> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
; L! S* l! v7 [& e> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
/ B) `4 |2 j: n5 L3 E# o# N> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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
" d+ ^; v6 w6 m8 e/ E" H> your car.
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$ m! q5 E+ Q( N2 m6 }" @> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
7 {& n( y* t3 T2 l) N> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
7 G9 a! ?* p8 H+ t+ K8 ]8 p, H, N5 F> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
- k+ R; Y; n. f1 m: f6 i> 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
2 I# y9 T6 J4 {5 Q$ e3 a> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
) Y+ Z. q6 @, V# C+ [7 k% L% E> 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
3 I, }3 {4 o6 t: f4 c) N7 n> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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) r; F$ G' w3 _$ V" `* U7 P# ?> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
) Z3 M  ]9 U: \1 f5 c> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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