Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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* `8 L' P9 B. S4 i8 ]2 i* V4 G> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
. @" G2 h4 n/ M: q* O> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> 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
> 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
+ s; K. P# i7 U( m/ t: `# G* T> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
. t, C8 z- ^) @  X9 u2 h4 K> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' ^' S. F, U6 a. }+ `' _- P( V! X> 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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6 `* r9 M7 c- H5 t' s0 T> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
2 m. @( D! C6 l/ ~/ o> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
9 K. }, q. p# J# S> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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' m2 y0 X# ~1 I0 d$ N' p6 n3 n' g> "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
# L% ?# m$ ~& j  Q; A5 M> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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5 X$ ]6 F/ t! H> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
2 v0 L9 ?0 W. Z5 E0 g) V> your car.
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( E) ]! {* ?& F/ O; u7 D> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
$ O0 q- [3 m* |% E/ R. X> 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
. X# K1 L% d, W0 ^9 e. g7 ?> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
/ f* @2 r! J/ ~> 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
$ @/ X! Z. W5 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
# C* Z' P) \% ~2 V7 s! O> 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,
/ N( s# h8 H% r0 B7 @' l6 y$ z$ P> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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6 L7 C( g8 K+ W3 N, ^1 f> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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