Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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/ l! v/ c+ H/ j> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
+ W6 n7 q6 N4 k5 ?- ]> 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
: k3 O& t2 \6 p( I4 h' Q> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
6 i* f& H8 y+ \- w6 a3 k> 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.
>
" c( h. C" J; W( S8 n5 r4 z+ a> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
) D) \  Y. K' x: I* ?> 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
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
) J2 C* Z) k! G% h% R2 \  f> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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  p6 a: C* b# R6 [; i# e> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
" [+ x% A, ?) f9 u5 x> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
% c6 q- S4 k* o> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
7 c- ^% {2 @3 R7 z! a> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
1 ]5 A6 {$ C0 w, [; s+ w* U> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
4 H+ N" O& d7 I0 o7 F> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
: \6 B1 ?5 X$ \! h> your car.
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' E" o: ^  l5 ^# W9 h0 Z$ c# _; z> 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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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
+ |0 v- q7 R% r4 z( }$ Z  s; @> 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
; _0 Y" w/ L8 c: h> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
3 n' ]( k7 Q3 @* x# v> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
0 B% N1 P: e/ u5 C' Z> 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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