Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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. M( _% g& a; R0 b0 d4 m. r. {> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> coffee.
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0 Z9 V/ _  `/ f& L> 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.
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> 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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! q0 ^2 _* o6 \! Y> 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."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
: K; C8 ~0 u/ m4 o$ K% W> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
4 ]7 a- Q  t' K7 f3 q3 W> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
( J$ p. T7 g: r5 n# ?4 V  l> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
/ ~3 U$ {* N! _' K0 `9 ~) ^> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
( T9 R6 p1 s# }" y> remained, your life would still be full.
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: h  J$ J& _! a' v4 e3 R9 c3 r4 p> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> 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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. v& D* p$ j; a/ [3 J- _  F> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
- d- Q0 t: K8 q; z7 T& {> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
) ~9 R6 f) t! X> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
7 K, a, f  n2 _% A* g> 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
  d. Z1 l3 w9 [  \) H. j/ j6 j> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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* c; e6 _. F$ V) B: 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."
>
3 X9 y. u7 m% V7 X3 g> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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