Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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/ i2 o6 i! d7 a. z5 |0 O& Q6 a> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
. b) l* M7 j9 L$ [  c7 {6 e+ q9 @> 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.
>
+ [; l0 U. v: y> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
5 M$ ]$ k7 ~; q* H3 ~# D% r> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
0 o  U+ F1 Z0 e4 W9 m! u> 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
5 }; y# ~% ^0 c5 v: \4 c> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
0 L) Z5 m$ a9 x7 L- h> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
9 S; O# ]* Z( a2 `" h4 V* f+ {> agreed it was.
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. H# B. `" }9 X7 q( c- T> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# B: u/ i2 E  _% V: c> 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
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
" e& G/ J& \; R* s% O3 t  j> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
$ |4 x6 v1 t! t5 a5 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
/ w& ^3 ~) y/ ^; D0 g7 M> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
  k4 y+ Z4 {: T* s# @/ K> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
/ _, X( Z4 i- S6 S, c5 z, e: R7 u> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
( t9 i( x) A% n9 `6 v* C" o" s- E> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
+ b6 a& L: r1 w; D> important to you.
>
>
, b; ^6 P5 q: d" c. J$ c% X> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
% ?& f* L5 [" v1 J  @# ~/ E8 O> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
. }0 F5 W  P# s: i> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
' G; F1 x7 X) d- E% P> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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" L/ e& b2 b3 ?. |> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> 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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