Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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5 t- w) P2 Y- A* d/ r> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
* E9 u$ O( _% `; v& |! w/ P> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
7 H& V' m/ R3 M9 _0 n/ F> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
  e4 W1 L8 n- k( ?> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
2 x  K9 Z- s/ M( J5 P> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
- y( D4 T# h5 f6 f8 n; w> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
2 K- ~" W6 H8 d) N( Z- 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
6 r+ h4 `7 N8 E9 ?6 k6 `> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
  }$ Z+ k$ @9 f$ K0 J. V& W$ r& U# J> 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
# w( F/ O1 F2 \' k" S5 |> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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' `: B5 ]  B9 f6 K& Q6 \# O8 [) h" N> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
. r" H# R" w( P' e) d. J> 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
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
' O" O$ n% N5 W! w> 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
, y; N: r# u/ Y% V> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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" i2 l" b  A  l1 A% 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
> 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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. e( [- |: S7 ~) M: l' p* l> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
2 ?# |) r5 m: O+ D> 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."
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