Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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3 @5 n) O" Q$ r> 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% A8 }% @! u) |2 L> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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5 O; n! m/ k- F8 ^$ @> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
6 q6 H( c( `- D& s" R$ n> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
9 Z$ K+ ~! K2 \' `6 l9 c: N2 {> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
( S; i8 X( ?+ f2 L4 p, Z" m> 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
  ^8 K' _5 T$ a8 y8 k# v& L> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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" `, @" V/ g/ g9 \/ ?> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
2 Y/ s' e/ L# R; P2 z' @+ L> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
, c) i: Z) G3 {5 l0 l# ?% D6 j> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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/ j/ f" a5 [; M6 g* F2 [& [5 H$ F> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
  L, g- D4 \3 ^- b; y> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
  k3 j! ~5 t4 E' j> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 w7 q+ J9 Z  c> remained, your life would still be full.
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# ]6 I5 e6 X" ?( }" r; G4 x$ p& U/ X> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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* A2 U: P3 \- \# h2 k> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
5 E( _6 q/ W, z' a+ K> 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
8 d! \" _' I6 a/ x! F9 {> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
) X" T3 G- q8 ]. t1 D. j+ A> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
% C& y) q5 }- w, R> 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."
>
> 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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> 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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