Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
0 T1 I' `* Q4 r7 E" V* |: {> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
' I: \3 N9 }+ ?, g6 Y: _" z8 R> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
6 O9 o) d/ i6 `6 O3 @9 ~> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
8 o' m) _1 q# D  P) r4 t8 O> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
* a: D: W+ m! C+ ~> 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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( p7 Y4 m3 X5 h> 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."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
" C" G: s9 l' o# M/ n& ]/ E9 J> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
) w5 J' Y- O% i9 h> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
) e- P% Q4 l& m3 ?; h> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
7 Z- l3 h) `" y' A% o0 g> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
( F- Z& H1 X& T- V6 |/ N: k5 ?> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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6 \3 u8 H" W* j, R> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
; G* ?: K$ Z+ ~  n4 S> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
$ [2 _( Q' ]$ f3 `% [+ L4 Y& k> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
% e9 M5 x5 v7 n" Z9 {" w> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
: I, a( k' X% |# S6 x> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
, H5 N* x# `" X> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
- ]* ~" X$ {( p4 S4 d> 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."
>
: P0 _& u( |% p$ S8 R+ K  g2 s> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
2 t" V/ ^7 h! |2 i- a> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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