Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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  P- a+ F6 l' x5 ]* x  W- u> 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
0 B( P- F/ M1 z9 H> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
' ]) E3 `! v7 n/ O: M3 c> 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
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
  g* X6 M7 H' y* Y0 a1 M> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
6 c! [, k+ x9 F> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
* D- V! @  k) K; B- I> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> 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
* H# h' W5 B; S5 `7 J> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
) U3 C& Q* n# A8 K5 C* N> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
# r3 J# f- `. @> 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
# ~  W6 }  U% D2 r5 {' x> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
( I8 k- H$ V! _5 K8 E> 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
( ]& ]) I5 U9 f5 @> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
2 K3 q) n- H) z9 a3 n, n, o; l- `> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
' q% M8 @8 v$ H: Z& q/ y' \; n> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
5 R* T1 ]/ N# i; O) k4 ~> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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% l) e3 g( s2 Q  K! E; B, u5 ?6 y$ x4 K> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
, z. I' c8 V4 ~4 Y* R> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
1 r: H$ R1 |, ^- G! d6 ~% x> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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