Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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5 `2 ?, X* x# ~# h. k> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
+ u' ]5 S8 z+ a* a> 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
5 p( w: J/ U6 f! C! v5 A! ^8 k> 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
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
2 b0 j( ]  T! a5 S! ?( A: Y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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- [  y5 w8 Y$ d+ N) }" d3 y/ f> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
7 d/ c$ w" l# v# K5 U3 E  ~9 W> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
) F6 k# B' `3 u0 ~% j! v* F8 u> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
0 {' C' g$ I. d5 B5 A& X* f> 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.
>
5 y' B, h& {* N/ x: F> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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1 n5 S0 |) u" j$ M+ O5 ?" j> 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
8 ]- G# X5 S6 \5 q' K/ ^! W% _. [( p> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
5 _" [0 W+ k3 p) c> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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3 q: \$ l: Y+ A> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
7 l5 L' b4 _" A- G; A> 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
, z) ~  b  `3 O7 r/ ]5 f> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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. N$ Y+ O- X; k/ |> 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,
4 j- M6 v( o) O) P> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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- e. H0 K$ ?( u> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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