Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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* O' u6 s5 u: h$ _> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
! @1 ~- y- d1 a' U9 w" ?; }> 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.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
1 Y) N6 o" T# D/ _! P> 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.
>
6 f3 W) k$ k+ N" ]> 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
* @% |% P; N' S  w. p; a" q> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
( p3 s( _8 v3 y3 m* h4 _- Q0 D> agreed it was.
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+ y5 ]# T# u6 R> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
3 w; [  K7 \; u$ T1 u- X/ i* M) i> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
$ e# m. L9 r, S> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
! F# E4 H" ~3 H+ ~* `  Z9 M6 o> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
! D* h0 z' m2 M  E7 Q7 ^> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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. Q" {: W* }6 ]3 ]! X" j# B" ?> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> 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
$ ?+ p* A5 A& N, B. s9 A> remained, your life would still be full.
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- Q& U, H# g9 }/ O# i! S) ?& |5 }( E# a> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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7 Q. h; R2 T4 H: j+ U# ?> 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
" a, Y$ e& W( ~. U8 T> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
/ p5 L3 E& h1 a4 m* z> important to you.
>
>
1 v  P8 u+ u) Y% M3 F2 e" ~$ y* z> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
) P9 ^  ~6 d4 b2 J4 J> 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."
>
" r8 G; d& ^! v% C7 w2 Q( ~" F4 U> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
! g- y) \" r, A% Z4 {> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
2 Z) V- O: p& g( I( P> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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