Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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  U) I5 A# V# ~$ S( h  b3 v> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
$ l7 c  V' y6 A8 \  K> 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.
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; M1 M  U7 D" A" B  P> 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
( A6 B7 D; L  C# G4 ]( B9 _> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
+ `! @. f! w7 m: \) d2 i( l# a7 T> 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
2 G& L( U2 r: _> 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
" E9 D4 v- @0 \) d" ~3 \> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* h, Z, A6 ^6 [> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
) y$ N! J. n8 r. Y1 m: z2 Y> 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
) v% f7 C; m; J# |3 i> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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2 i$ F! r; b3 F0 y> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
$ c; V  k. w9 o9 h8 Z2 _" @. Z> 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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4 {  x6 Y% O7 X6 F  Q> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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! f- u$ k1 q0 M! P2 ]2 D( [) t> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
; b: ]! o, M/ c> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
8 o& b/ Q' l" O> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
% Z6 y- R& S& S' ?/ X> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
4 ]5 A4 m$ `, b! _1 D. ?) g8 `( s> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
& `# K8 o, n4 C9 r! m0 v; g# [+ a> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
8 W* [/ X! W) q2 ^6 {; t7 h> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
) ^+ ?( `  _# K) s> 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 Z' k1 b% g* D9 C! s# B2 J> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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( p. Z+ f  e2 z# y. C& Y( A; L> 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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. s/ D# g8 p* S6 i! |3 x3 B# P4 _> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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