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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
2 X7 M( D5 w D& F- ]> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
, V& y. I6 V/ M v p4 z> a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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+ ^! B* ]4 i/ @ l" T- }6 j! X> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
" C$ k5 e. e% ^& [> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
X8 Z$ `) z6 c/ k: a! K6 P> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then 7 G- i) M' H( c* B8 V8 h* 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 - r g; k& _* V" V# e6 g+ B6 A
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
; p; l( O @" X# B) j0 w8 \8 H8 b> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They 6 ~. P2 d5 `( v
> agreed it was.! u( K! h' } i& a
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8 o- k i5 c" ]> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
7 D. \: y8 e& ^$ i> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar & p; O+ W8 U- o# ~6 S/ g. R
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."( V+ |$ O$ V0 ^, s7 c/ v
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and ' _' R/ Y1 z+ q) s' [- ]3 W. Q4 s
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty 1 b1 K4 L' ^: O6 ~
> space between the sand. The students laughed.& L, `6 }0 D& q) b
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8 X2 C: f* T" `9 A( E. I/ b0 l> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
- v/ `' ~5 M5 H$ k8 c$ B) _$ X7 D> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
, r9 N" j; R3 [( X% w> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends 5 B, K$ _! u7 b
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
' B7 o7 e, ` b: }1 w> remained, your life would still be full. \! t: N" L' m0 y! K5 S
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and 4 j7 v; P! e! [, Q, h& ~3 j* T+ `; x
> your car.3 n4 H5 w* Y2 p7 G4 ]
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* x' {" O/ C! L$ h) I> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
' y: a' S. s, D3 ~; [+ i0 w! [> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
! x9 j! W0 j9 o> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
( W$ v u% x' X7 c> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
: o; j2 {* F9 U( W, A; U- X8 t1 A> important to you.
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/ {; }4 D) X7 a, A3 `> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 e# u$ q4 y5 Y, }> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
$ F' N$ X# G# h5 R' O6 i> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
2 \* X( {+ t L! R: V: O$ [> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
/ b8 u. M/ e/ f8 M/ ?4 I> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
/ `3 j" c z" E* w/ b+ E> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."! T- S8 B! s8 V" }2 t
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8 ]" T0 V, A9 ~! S4 F> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
+ G" X2 {1 x! z! \> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, 7 B ]' v+ l( E- U& q+ o7 t
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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" @- R4 H* A( ^+ p, c' y> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID |
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