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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
. M- N+ w$ f' w> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
0 t; [/ y: @ A1 M d# t" f> a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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* ~' R$ m( Y4 ^! D8 a5 L8 z> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; I, U7 P8 J! _> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
+ v; f# B" _$ f! \> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then P4 g* f' @# ?7 C$ T8 a
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
3 I3 X) }' l [> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between % `" q% V' m* v. {( ]
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They % u1 W4 ]) d3 L! Z* `) G ]1 G5 A
> agreed it was.6 |) @1 _5 Q8 j& Z2 j; i) b
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3 v5 w, P) e7 [> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 {9 G+ V/ X g: n: o4 d X( W/ |" d> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
6 x# F. R- H0 F6 b5 r: @* a> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."" n5 V$ ^% X# g
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) W2 }, z; L, d! s: ~9 C5 q> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and - a% [2 }. \5 @" i4 q+ q5 L! w1 g
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
* a" {* r m2 e8 ]% d> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to ; a* W" N1 Y- |6 Q+ W
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
: L5 B) y9 s; i' V> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends 3 y3 e* R% Q8 b* M! s
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
4 m; f: G( M' t! _3 ?> remained, your life would still be full.7 V; A' ]9 S/ s7 T$ k8 {" Z
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and ( v" X9 o: K' U4 U$ j
> your car.
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; O1 r0 E6 s4 Z' E' Y! w> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into 0 |4 o- i- a0 r" N. H6 j3 A
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
" K* r$ r* w, a, F% r# O> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy 4 B" ^& T8 H. L6 N
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are ( p9 S4 K8 U, Q0 d* `- e" Q+ u
> important to you.
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, d9 K3 M0 A$ [* l> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend ' W; @8 I5 `" s1 }3 z' j' W+ p; W& P
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with ! p; J2 ]& \$ ]! T Q
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
, D" ?3 t s7 R# y" I> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and ' z+ v3 W. T2 f
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that . A" P' i; K8 y2 o
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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$ \! K5 \& ]+ n> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee , r' n3 S$ k" Y& T8 Y
> 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, V; y8 c1 r% y& i
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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7 J3 h5 A% k3 \$ M$ h6 @5 k> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID |
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