Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
9 i% m! o! o  G# P9 `4 N> 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
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% f- O8 S' X2 `3 p  K> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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. `$ W( O. c$ J' _/ ~  s> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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* s0 q3 x1 W1 g> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
: x1 y% N9 }; f5 ], b" u0 v$ F> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
" A: r. @" p9 K( L8 W> 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
, K- x) p# `' [& y( W- B6 P0 P4 e, t> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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; ^7 L, k% b8 j( h4 c4 x" E5 y3 M  e; A> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
+ G0 ?$ B$ j6 N/ V! M! E> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
' a" `4 ^2 C$ k" v3 o' R> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
- o. a/ D$ k6 m& A7 g> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
5 n4 F8 R, n2 A) A# V1 C> 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
& N; S; y, b. U2 Q> your car.
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, H6 o1 r  k7 S$ [- D( r> 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
: @" b, j) X# Y+ z( A  a4 v# ~> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
1 N9 ^; H$ T% r8 k2 k- C> important to you.
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0 K: T8 ~" u" Z3 C) {3 W: V$ B( \' v> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
' c2 v% G) ~- B" t. d> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
0 j! {* O0 B1 x, z> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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+ }! k. v" r( ^$ C/ o+ c% R> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
% H, J  g$ R6 U> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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  R" g+ u0 \0 ~, ^> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
% n: P* V/ X+ S> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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