Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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+ o3 y" K0 z  n+ S# 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
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>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% E! k: u# j  J4 \5 f( S: J* v> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
! D( {6 g. _: p7 u: G4 N# P1 S% j8 V> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
6 N$ |9 g/ P2 W6 j> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
2 `& P8 P9 e8 ^" ]- e8 U0 g; H, O> 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
4 a; n# Q' Z2 L* t3 P( X+ x> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
# Z6 ~! s% c- g7 y6 ^' n> agreed it was.
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> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
8 Y! ]6 j* L9 s4 H. a4 p8 \> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
$ Q- u& ~; f# P; k9 L1 e  K> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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! u, n  X: d4 o: u( P' n/ I( d> "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
5 _/ ^9 w  F+ a" F$ k1 H8 H; h> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
; |9 q8 V' `; ^" w> 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
5 i: k$ }0 P2 {, F. ]/ p> your car.
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) x$ C. B7 P7 h> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
% S/ g8 g7 N0 ^+ N. s8 I> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
6 }1 D% ~0 `4 K' y> 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
> important to you.
>
>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
2 d5 i# Q& h1 @> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
, C/ K9 i3 {2 X; X8 x+ k5 I> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
# b$ L" V* v+ z, F7 T7 o> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> 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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1 B$ V3 O9 u* ?- d' E$ v) X, }6 [> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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