Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
+ K/ ?6 n3 Z: D, H> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
9 U/ a1 R1 C0 n( G+ D) ?> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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6 N* Y. V2 _9 _# `" n- `# C+ T- b> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
9 [( e0 c- x/ m/ [' ]( K> 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
> agreed it was.
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8 k2 C- _  n5 O0 X9 v+ S* W( N$ s, G( u> 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
5 l$ R- e! _3 R* N8 x5 {> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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5 R; f+ w* V0 K% ~> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
) `$ n- L4 A4 O7 ]2 T> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
0 T2 P% |& e; G7 y; T! P> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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* `8 [- K4 a6 m; d> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
! d6 `% K. k  A6 c& Q7 a> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
8 e+ f" o/ A9 n# G# Y5 W$ X( p> remained, your life would still be full.
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$ R) J; f/ e8 U# n> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
$ [6 A+ U; Z+ e7 J5 T. E! k> your car.
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7 \3 U/ W  o2 S4 K, I> 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
> 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
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  J& s, F; A! ~( S/ D> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
" C- {& K% ~4 h! B5 R+ K> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
, [; B2 L8 F6 \" _! J( @/ y> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
; L( E/ H$ I. j* }> 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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; l  d! c) c3 {# l( p8 r> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
3 P: W4 E, x) a6 w2 s! l, D> 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,
, p( j+ C9 g( w- Q1 R1 }/ H' B1 p> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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