Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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' Y& A% c5 q( y* h7 m0 L> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
# g8 h" Y* z8 T: d$ {+ k5 i> 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
$ G: |7 [. {# G$ U( p( [> 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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; J5 f( s' `% e+ o+ S" E, v> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
- [& }7 p+ }  r' L! l> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
& [) u  n8 @4 u# y8 b9 b* C3 ^. y9 Q> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
% b8 @5 w( p; e( N: K/ |2 |> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
& ~2 D# [/ z7 w> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
! t# M# ]" I% }0 e> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
# ^& J8 K3 H' h& t( y> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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2 S% x" J. E# l9 I) a4 ^" r8 W) f! |# M> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
. D9 y; Y5 B# N# }; y> 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
" H/ s! R& B) z- }> 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.
>
>
& M! E# N. M$ S2 H$ K. a, k> "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
! U/ g* B% @& k% n( t. [2 E> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
. Q: n; X" a! x6 Y* |8 e7 Z> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
: ^( d4 u1 {2 H> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
$ S& x- f) V' r( d( x  u$ C& w> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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