Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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4 s5 C% l$ P: s7 u" n" I4 e> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
% a. ^) d# B4 Z0 p. s3 q" 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
> coffee.
>
> 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
' }- U: G# }( u2 d> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
, d/ K  g7 A# J> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
" U0 u% p: K  P> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
' o' ]9 Q' B% U' t2 u> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
4 _8 w( n+ K8 B1 d> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
$ f. A8 V- v7 m$ b2 n( 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
* q: f9 r1 q- R* f% n3 v+ }5 C6 T> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
7 K7 K7 ?( q% }" H' p/ k> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
/ Z/ c3 t0 Q& R9 d% Y> 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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$ z, ]. J7 G4 w8 E# ~. _9 |6 u> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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1 O/ q- ?  t, g> 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
0 ]5 ]. p4 t- ~) d# l> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
$ B; F- W- I7 p2 W& @: d1 n. `( \. E> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
7 c: \% d( h" f6 y> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
' O- z5 r8 t* K  i  n> 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
5 S: u, C; N/ j4 M5 G, z1 C# B5 n> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
, s5 U$ ?+ x9 @$ a+ \- D* x8 g& o> 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."
>
  u7 \( A" Q3 l3 n/ @> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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