Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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! O+ W. B3 `$ r! ^/ ^5 n0 V: |8 B> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
. u$ @+ ^1 |$ ~  M& s> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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( D& w3 t1 W2 P: u> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
( u' V. M4 }9 k5 W5 Q2 U> 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.
>
1 m$ n$ A1 J* F* i. [> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
! ^/ X' P' @* R$ p2 P, W> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
5 L- @+ u* {" q> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
- c! J5 H8 Z) P> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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8 Q2 M% B: K: M2 r( y1 m- i# t> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
3 W1 {0 p( }- S* H& y- Y3 a% X8 ^> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
! g' O/ }# [4 M9 `> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
, Q4 e! M3 R! y8 U4 G  c7 i2 s> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
( r. `! h6 f$ S! ]> 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
/ N' T$ w' S; [3 t* }> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
! ~% X* E( n4 f* x> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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- Z8 |4 t2 t7 p# P> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
& R: q4 v# F1 }> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
% S4 V5 Y' |* Q# N> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
9 O' C0 y1 r- a: X$ `$ C3 W> 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
0 F5 T) a8 H. d4 E& v  t> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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$ X0 Y) I2 f' o# W) k, X' V> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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" B/ v2 k+ W  ?: V4 p' f> 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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