Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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. I6 E- t8 A0 Q> 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
4 g7 v/ h. ]$ K> coffee.
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5 O: t6 l' q. R: N& ?> 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.
>
> 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
$ X; p* E' b- Y8 V( M; ?) U> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
% @3 ?0 W1 N) g* ?. f5 {- y" T  j> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
% N" ]0 C- |* ~! E. n! W1 |> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
; O' G1 Z% \; |; \8 M! f/ {* ]. M> 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
4 y- V; \2 d: x' \/ m> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
  y+ \: T/ q- ^+ \) L! V( G> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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& E& N) U. @2 z  K3 b4 v> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
6 i9 M. \4 U4 H, U> 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
- Z  L, r, C2 L+ ~5 q3 J) C8 h# U> remained, your life would still be full.
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8 e7 O& j& K4 {& v  ?! D* h' i> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
& z6 ?$ J2 S/ N( b4 ^* h> your car.
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3 T4 i. X( Q) i> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
+ y7 ^0 `/ P8 t2 U# ~3 {> 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
/ g2 H5 ?0 E, L; w% ^> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
" k) t, u( [* t; F# ~/ F/ E> important to you.
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/ ~( L# z" G8 |. Z0 ?' ]7 u" N> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
( G( Q9 p6 G" i& R  x  h> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
0 o% }5 u2 D; S4 }( b& T> 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
> 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
) A; G7 h) ]! H2 i  U1 x> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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5 `) S5 n; ~0 L4 G: s> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
, K0 z" V" n) k3 L> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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