Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
/ B( L4 d& ]7 _  Q5 Q: \> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
& p7 C7 \" N2 ?- y> 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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# d8 P8 x. O7 q. ^4 _' H> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
# E; S) _, o. E) H2 w3 Q> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
! G% p+ @5 n8 M# g) M0 I> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
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' T! s# y6 o, ~> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
. D! _5 q1 i  e4 e  G; y' x> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
$ V. `" w" y; H, E# `> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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% O( W2 G! I; o5 ?/ z8 y> 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
# R! M+ H- ?' F5 X* k+ |/ Z9 [% u> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> 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
4 ~/ W3 j- S; H8 H: j> your car.
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> 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
> important to you.
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; [% a+ v8 n" [# ?9 U- }5 u> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
: h& a1 ~. J$ X  ]5 J> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
4 W& L. _: c) p  O" m) f& k- 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
- ~; h4 V' M2 _5 {> 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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, n* k1 C5 q$ p5 {# |; q# o6 F3 I> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
$ |3 {6 }+ |: Z/ L: D, J6 ?5 I> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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9 N- P: g2 c' g# t> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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