Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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4 W3 r7 U9 D1 A# `2 ?> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
  `, r4 U/ \' T1 h5 _- z; M> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
3 I6 y4 J+ p% j; D  z> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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+ L6 ]3 R; P4 O+ S% f# Z/ G> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
9 C4 e3 [: W' Z3 O> 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
' u9 W" Y) }6 Q* I+ `1 I9 Y> 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
' ^+ j* S2 j/ E. p! @2 x> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
1 ?( g- Q8 k$ p> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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3 {) s( j6 A# B) l> 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
9 ]1 L* H' G! z4 b> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
4 J3 i( h3 h) \> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
' F% F& [, j8 \$ p> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
4 k3 @, x* _3 e' B6 ~> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
7 d/ |5 Z7 H2 }> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
8 b, }) L, p! ^4 u3 v> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> 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
) b5 \1 f0 `- E# w> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
1 u/ u/ t/ S8 d" u  K. ?> 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
7 O8 J' |5 O1 \% [5 N> 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
$ l9 f, g0 M) ]> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
. ?$ G7 O- n6 l% P1 V& _% x0 a> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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. m$ d3 b# _7 n( }# k/ p> 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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$ n9 Z& A; B3 x3 [$ ?7 ]- ~> 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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' {$ Y0 H% S' i' a$ j3 e> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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