Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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: P6 q# n5 y* [% k: L  d9 N> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
! {2 u2 u$ e( f' Y: W( O( y> 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
4 S, V: l, G  G6 X> coffee.
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3 b, r7 R" r  H> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
1 Q7 J; a! a% Q  Z> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
# m8 `8 R9 l" Z+ c2 s> 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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> 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
) C( {& V& P! O/ q1 j9 Y& k. Q$ [5 ?1 e> agreed it was.
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' \) J7 g+ T! e7 v" Q> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
, J+ y% L+ {5 t0 W> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
2 h" u1 `  C% Q1 v! h3 j% F> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
" b/ f5 y3 _* ^3 m> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "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
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
' ]6 d4 v" d( B$ \7 C  G- m( I9 m> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
1 n3 o2 o  B9 z& `0 U> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
) R  F: ?; R% I) e+ x> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
7 k( Q8 K/ r2 Y& v> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
: S2 g: e7 R2 N( ?> important to you.
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> "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."
>
$ Y+ W/ K  c  v( Q) I8 i# ?> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
" K" X; p! |9 \; f! S, n> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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; n; v! z% f  n0 T( [> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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