Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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9 {' Y/ @! y2 s1 D( _- z6 L, J> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% ]; O2 r5 n2 N; X> 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
/ t5 X4 t$ [. @- [* L> 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
: d0 F0 X% [' e- D4 e# V' ]. h7 ^& L> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
$ ?* \3 z, T8 z' ?# m> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
* H1 Z; a/ s; X: b' E. z, d1 M> 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
. Z8 W8 h9 T+ R; x* |; |> 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
+ l9 c3 ^9 q" U3 A! k* P! d> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
, z, U  A6 O" u> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ P# ^* H- J3 S1 ~> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
% M0 ]# r# ~" w6 ~0 ]/ N> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 L* x0 a( h% o5 }$ z1 ?3 q8 H> remained, your life would still be full.
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: [+ c3 X+ F4 S6 S> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
' a1 c# Q6 l# e: y" e> your car.
>
; o4 ?  M' d. H% r& @1 [> 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
* z( c) [8 n7 Q( @5 L" i8 c> 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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3 H8 Q) T. e! b8 O% p7 \; A> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
: I7 I* @8 U  @4 I3 F5 V> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
) T9 U6 q9 W' P2 R> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
; Q" n. u% Y: _1 l5 U; V> 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
0 t, T. O/ U+ u% |* E7 O> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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% J; @3 P% g; W> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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