Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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' Y  M" J8 Y" r/ d6 c> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
$ [$ V! w$ h- d/ a> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
0 f! a, h7 I7 g* J> 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
+ k2 W- `' D' y/ W+ C> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
6 }* V; T8 L2 _3 w0 P$ W> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
2 |1 ?- r& V: `& M7 u> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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8 H( \# S$ f4 x. {5 W' a> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
# q, o9 J5 l" b  {. h> 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
9 a/ c$ i2 J7 h! s2 U  P& `> agreed it was.
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> 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
" n' l: }* Y( |. s8 \' P8 j> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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" O/ O; Z6 C  N4 U% [> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
: }. n. ~. N1 \, i* T> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
' D3 d3 h9 ]3 D- N! Z+ q# m> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
" @, }+ G* e3 o> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 H+ g: }, n1 t% R4 }; a$ b' k> 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
0 R- d5 l7 J3 O" H$ K* g> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
6 n8 E* F' X# P  y! V> 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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  G- z- Y, U6 V4 e, \" c> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
, V7 T4 Q) J& z> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
# c2 D" m% h5 J) i8 n> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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> 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,
( ]' c8 K# x5 d> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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