Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
2 |* s9 c. y7 d> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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& Z# f4 g9 E& M> 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
8 M1 p2 w6 _( j. ?  y> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
7 W+ ^) T' r3 y1 ]1 d. ^3 l> 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
9 r6 b3 }) T, @. d) P5 H> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
! f  L3 _  T4 ~' N& u4 X> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
7 J( b* v9 [; h6 c> agreed it was.
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' F0 u# \5 U3 t: P1 ^8 h& z> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
2 P, B3 U/ S# j> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 S# ]$ r* T, k. c> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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! F+ g6 _, d  W0 S1 v& f> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
  q/ b9 @3 S7 g, i( a> 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.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
' J% k( z" X' M" r3 e  e! }6 X> your car.
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> 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
3 s# s4 T! E# c" n8 X> 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
% X7 X. k6 O1 x0 g" W# F3 o> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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,
& K3 T: G8 ?" r: h. t> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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