Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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9 m' l# j% h/ o  ^) s> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
- ~# ?2 A) P  O- B0 d> 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.
>
> 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
  t% @0 u+ v2 x$ z8 ^' P, O> 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
- i) O; N: X, I5 r/ p) m> 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
) ^8 E2 w0 R2 _* {5 O+ W> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* z- B7 `; C/ Y. }5 P" O: i> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> 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
9 {  P) A: ]& Q- r9 O9 X3 f# g> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
6 D0 O# q6 w, z2 Y8 ]- M$ u> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
1 m* o9 u! i/ {- H> 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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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
; }  s! s4 o8 q- @) p- F- E> your car.
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2 N  L" \- X2 A( C5 D  O> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
  q. u4 i: v0 i3 i2 {+ n+ `> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
3 p5 {/ i- V9 Z' }: z3 S) C> 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
7 p; m- U8 N3 k; L% b$ u8 V1 Q> important to you.
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1 f9 ?: t* g& ]1 z6 V" w- M> "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
: |) v/ u) L, W- }( t. V# y% n  E9 K- h  U> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
( A0 q2 i0 W/ u  R# A& `* b$ }> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
7 }  T4 `. ]5 S. J> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
* _' \% w4 [  u3 k8 B+ v0 r> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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