Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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6 w3 N. }% L* M- J> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
+ M. S* }0 R7 n8 i0 B> 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
> coffee.
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> 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
' M2 O3 S9 u6 Y9 R" [> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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, O* \" K) n# D; M/ w> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
6 \9 S( z/ A1 w8 S> 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
1 i9 F6 h1 X7 ^% k7 _> agreed it was.
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2 b7 g3 }3 u! `# V1 Y9 S1 X6 i9 {> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
! `0 T1 Q" k$ B0 Q6 S9 |& `> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
/ w) b8 a1 [$ |; T, m% I> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
; {) X% j1 I( o9 S> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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- x* X/ _5 o6 p+ l8 w- J  S& z7 C> "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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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# J$ @" _3 j. E! I> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> 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 n4 t* ^- L4 V8 R> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
9 u8 n: e9 v+ C9 e$ b& `> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
- G/ Z% ^1 U" T; w' Q9 A- C> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
- w% y) u4 |4 A# n: z# u> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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4 y* l! ~- e' d> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
( ~" t/ N( t" Q. E9 y> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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' y0 m( _- x8 ?8 Q> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
1 o7 @+ r; A6 _7 l0 g. u> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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