Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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( Q+ |! D' d" B: A3 F4 E> 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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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
$ G5 k8 b% i) f  U: c> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
, ^$ S/ ^$ G' B. g1 W$ n) b# o> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
  h" B0 Z, D; Q> 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
3 ^+ b3 q# @7 E8 Y6 i. G> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
5 ]% a3 O+ x5 l- o' w  M" Q4 z' s6 U> agreed it was.
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. A. W1 u+ c) `7 [" z, C> 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
) b8 l. F; a/ f$ B6 N* J& p> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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, [( S; U4 v3 n6 b5 J, Q> 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
+ t, ~- U. I! G' 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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9 L- B% y9 m1 q' U8 p> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
0 Y: c2 Y" s8 d1 I8 h. B& ]> 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
! o  P+ A) r% z! \. r7 ^> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
3 `' @+ a( j5 u. a0 \" u8 O> important to you.
>
>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> 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
7 U0 Z9 w  w& b" M) q! N> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
3 `# H, v/ J6 ]* ~3 ~> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
+ H# {" M; l! d( f$ j7 N> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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0 J% a6 I. R8 K5 t+ D6 k> 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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9 U. X, K4 a! M7 d# s> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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