Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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& \; S# }. e7 @' |* Y% @9 O> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> 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.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
0 z+ A6 A2 }8 G! g$ @> 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.
>
> 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
! N: E% `6 z2 o2 \6 R* Z> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
( |: Q7 D2 L3 @3 t, E# J> agreed it was.
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; ~" e4 R6 V5 m> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
5 B" o6 h0 j* N: b. U4 ~# L> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
6 N6 l- T* e% z, V+ u> 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
! ~! K: B2 |0 U3 f* E" p3 P> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
) E4 r' n& S4 {6 k2 O> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
" z( U( A; X6 u> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
% Z0 K0 B6 e' {- o1 j, j% m> remained, your life would still be full.
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# }4 A! D9 u9 r! `' a1 B+ j> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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5 a& \! i: W# @0 N> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
# W( O' q: _$ `. p3 W3 |4 }> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> 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
; c* W8 d( F$ h% h1 V> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
+ T2 M% ]9 J  y  t6 W> 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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7 C" a+ g4 [" `+ I; q> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
, L% z! f3 U/ h  }( D> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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6 r3 U8 {; O+ G0 `4 e> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
2 [9 U0 J" F8 r+ d> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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