Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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- c3 |2 n* w3 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
% r$ O/ R. S) M- w4 p! N* f> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
9 R6 ^7 c4 U3 L% M> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
* ]" W8 H' E3 j> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
4 V, e( p$ @8 l> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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0 W' O2 q, Z0 v& J3 ]> 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
' J+ _" ?/ g( R. J> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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0 o2 R: c( v0 G. k. h, S1 D* S: N> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
# T+ Z* O) f! p' H> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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' r2 J/ v8 l8 U% b" t4 F> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
9 C- y1 [+ c& z) Z# }4 u% Y" x> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
7 l" n) s, g$ }5 T3 A5 O6 Z& _1 X' u- O6 L> 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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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
+ G& U4 u( y  D. }& _! |> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
, @( s2 j: H  ^6 F4 o/ H) E1 _> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
1 [4 z8 o; l, w% n% z" v1 V. `; @* V> 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
( A4 w( y8 Q$ t> important to you.
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> "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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
7 r# P5 x/ F5 N1 g+ H: ?' [, Q& |> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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$ N+ |. n8 f9 l* [> 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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5 L) e* Z$ B' A  k0 M4 X- N1 t> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
! o& c. t$ W, ~+ p" D' y> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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