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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
. ]6 U3 {* X4 Q> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
; U2 S ^- O# S$ R$ L1 [* p> 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 . B9 b7 b# b$ F# Q
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
- m* ~" r# p! M# `3 x> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
0 b1 `, q; @% Y> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.! ?% w# [; u8 t
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6 O5 P$ |7 N7 S$ {% B+ c> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
. s. w+ x$ E- e& z* Z w# I> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
) h f3 _0 i/ ?% ~7 V> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
3 P* B: T/ W S8 H> agreed it was.' f. C9 U4 y K5 [5 ]4 l
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of / }2 |3 j, T3 C! Q c4 G# S- t. B
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar - l2 @+ _ ~, R' [
> 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 5 l" |4 u- e5 w1 ~0 y% ~2 g
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
: D/ R R: d( |& f5 b0 q) H> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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0 `, h. D! J* D- Z/ R) b: s: |- b, I> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to / C: \. q1 T* {; F. J
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the 6 i7 Z# I" l1 W3 x
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends + `' \- B3 S$ a6 r
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they ' W2 Q' J; d9 N. R2 M. S; }$ T8 u+ P% T
> remained, your life would still be full.# I" Z8 S- k: ?. B, P+ B% o
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and , v- A3 \2 x% {9 j8 {) y5 v; m
> your car.
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3 D% Z# p6 m% u) H( ]* y; X0 p> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
1 O# W+ D6 e6 Q+ Z- q> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
3 d4 g+ [. D' H% r* T> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy 3 p7 @; { _+ ]( L3 T
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are , X, V. J" b$ p7 ^" x# ?
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- o7 _: Z+ _: h# m> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
. m' ?" l R. H0 q> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
- k! l* h1 j$ c9 Q$ \> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
2 }$ w9 |, N4 T> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
D. r- `' ~' s B! H4 y3 G> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that ! v9 l5 N$ g8 V' @
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."+ {' q& i. V- P( w
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee 4 `0 G! [6 Z. a; D
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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8 U+ s% a6 {4 B# }( u# Y! ^> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, 6 n; S" u4 K, S: M* N5 W
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."& N; V6 {9 k, i G$ P; g+ ]$ K: H
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1 D0 P2 Z" S+ k> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID |
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