Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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# J: L+ Z  a9 s8 b6 n8 x% R> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
* y: q2 {6 o! K$ ?) a. 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
# q7 [9 f8 d  _) G  R> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
2 o) h+ T( G. x& s0 n4 S+ n> 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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& C; H' ~3 ?0 ^2 i: x. f8 f4 w$ T8 Q> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
( A0 t( p6 [: f4 `' k> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
: e  E4 P+ T. U( l! g  d; F> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
( o+ _, M. V* }6 _- N> agreed it was.
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' ]6 E7 X7 A1 ^) Y. m! b3 V> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
- H: E  {% [* |- J5 h) C/ F> 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
3 K3 \9 K- U/ a# z9 T3 z  C! e> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
) u  ?3 W4 @. h# J0 g+ R0 {/ B> 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
  _( ?/ r0 ?0 l> your car.
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* \* W3 A, S! \. a" H> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
$ ]  {- R! D, s; v5 j# [> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
* C6 i% g8 Q; u( M3 e# E0 U- i> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
! g! a% a% ^; P) Y1 g> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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/ D* j+ `3 `$ L* ?3 v+ R! ^" E> "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
' ]2 i8 Q+ m/ r2 Q' ?> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
5 Y1 y- F9 ]. ~> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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. {# l# c8 p& L$ U( b" f$ h6 x' @> 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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- \* Y# R+ A; i3 ^( {> 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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