Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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5 x0 b6 Z/ A7 [" S: D6 X> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> 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
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  T4 V% s5 K+ o, b1 ~> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
& Q  P% X1 K. f+ I- N$ `( f8 }> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
0 H* S; f7 L8 D% d4 |( X% Q> 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.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
" E3 ~3 e) M+ _3 m# M  t" B> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
0 u  O! H% k8 a. u; G4 T) g> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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7 p+ V, J3 j! w5 L: K- ]/ Z( ^> 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.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
: c9 n; g1 p* V3 m6 j5 F> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
2 W8 c8 q7 T0 ]# @> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
! ]$ y# {  Z0 ^> 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
> your car.
>
( @; h* C* l2 S  S) L> 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
" W( C: S2 \* f2 V# ]) H0 O> 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
$ ]& J3 g- p* A> important to you.
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+ A1 n4 `: \1 v. @7 [" R> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
; W" m" D% _5 Z, B> 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
> 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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> 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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1 F: N3 r4 [6 ]" X6 j3 e> 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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