Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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( i1 ~# U9 W! ~5 X> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
( `0 Y2 V! G. ?: l8 ]! V# I9 M> 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
& A. B/ k$ G( p( h7 w> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
' K3 }, e2 l! J> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
/ p6 W+ ~7 c% {( R& r; _> 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
> agreed it was.
>
4 a+ l. Q, G, ^. I' J5 a> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# `$ H0 l, r, \1 w: }0 c/ R. J. g> 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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/ I" j  P6 E* @  V/ }3 f  a0 G6 s> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
( t/ A$ j( W$ M9 j> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
% \" }+ H/ D" e$ y+ v8 A> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
# F( q( _! q5 w+ Z  ?> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
$ @$ }1 h7 ^( @3 M) Z4 ?8 g> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
8 x' x2 S5 V. z& {( M0 N* Q> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
/ h2 B7 ]- z0 H3 y! ]> your car.
>
5 W! h" ^" x. Y$ T> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
( V* _! e/ d  F0 C0 L. G. e& y3 B> important to you.
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5 V8 A( [* ^& }5 H$ H6 @> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
; I) c1 n! N$ O" ^+ P7 }  q> 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
5 q- c, M+ s: ^# C> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> 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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