Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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3 ]$ I( `2 h! l8 e> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
6 I3 }8 S+ O$ P> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
  ~2 c# t$ L( w2 }2 h, N> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
  h9 O' q/ V. G5 {2 O- b9 K& e> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
! `7 x; D/ K( Q> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> 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
) p$ P* F4 f* R/ X, R# }  H  W> agreed it was.
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- ]) t" p9 w6 G* 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."
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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
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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' T$ f. s) r0 T2 u1 I7 i1 b> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
( f* [( I9 ~3 E( \! R> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
( p4 ?, m4 T7 o, b> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
8 b2 t* {$ i/ n# E> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
/ m  V( D/ W! F> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
9 v! X! s9 R3 J' }0 [) y4 Z> important to you.
>
>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
- E: i) D" R* d. D> 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
1 l. E. z: f8 Q, j7 a* Q> 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
+ p" `- v+ r6 e0 \9 j> 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,
' x. z7 P6 p# v( W7 t) M> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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