Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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3 S2 F) b7 V4 j" G> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
" `' y2 q, ~0 U+ O: |  f) r" q> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
0 Z" ~( s  v5 l. M+ V> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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+ k" n2 W- E* X2 V9 {> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
1 m1 V! K% a+ u% x9 G' [> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
* z! J, l5 V  `/ }2 t$ `> 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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6 m3 w9 s0 q6 I" b3 Q, I> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
2 x7 |9 Y2 a( ]  B: A7 @> 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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2 l1 q. B8 N% b6 }8 N> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 |/ q5 D+ N, r$ B3 _+ S" q, O2 _> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
8 E, t5 B2 t1 D/ Z) ^6 D> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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7 G5 ^: o9 V$ t$ E$ v> 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.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
2 k! T' s; r/ Y# T: F3 S> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
% }+ u  Z5 D- _> 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
> your car.
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4 i3 S8 X  @  j6 |3 ~6 s, c> 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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8 M) L- |* N" Z5 U3 [' _% I> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
# S% C+ e! C1 `+ {9 V/ d; w9 L> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
/ t- \! g% e$ L/ e; c3 y> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
: r( x0 E0 {- y5 v0 W9 M# O> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
8 [3 b* V2 n" D2 c> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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) e, J) c: H  ?) b> 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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" {. A/ B# i, e7 |> 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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