Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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& ~7 `9 N8 v; N# R6 I> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> 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.
>
. W( ^4 ~0 o- |2 @> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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4 N9 F5 @, J' @) E% ]" b7 \, U. i$ i> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
' v6 {  t3 [" Z> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
% ^( L  g; R) U( Z- u# ]> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> 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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, y: R7 ?3 B# ]+ g+ ]> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
- @+ L0 [5 G/ @  I* W( K> your car.
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* B) B4 p8 v5 i- L/ D( |$ Y' I9 C> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
* z7 y: V: A6 Y1 U- U9 `> 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
+ \1 m- h% R/ X& h6 X8 T4 U$ y> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
8 y* B6 E3 O1 `5 U% H; u> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
+ W& B7 n2 F+ a> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
6 e2 x$ y. g% J" Z# ^# c' M> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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& y) }( v+ {0 G. x> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
2 @! Q- T. p  ]" j> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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