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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
% m, ?. \ V3 ^3 Q% Z/ r> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
9 r$ r; V* j D" T> a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
8 m$ p- n9 H* Q& }: T3 z. w: R> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
: p ]6 ^$ a# X2 T3 {# B3 Y0 }> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
. ~2 @& I+ @4 B. U! i> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then 9 { w# u+ U( t; Y3 w3 k
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.: t- D8 z/ _3 j; B; f+ N( N
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k( |, p! U2 F6 J% g8 u> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
1 v- w; B/ x4 @" w% J> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
2 a9 z5 B; a) Y0 N2 r8 }' J> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
! u6 Z" `) \; Y- ^> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
8 u' h# \! t. s> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar 2 O% U! k/ h4 C$ \, X L8 t
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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1 r( S# u3 l8 N* X6 O> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
% i' q2 u* j! ~- d; ^> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty # C$ N/ j/ k' \ Q: o3 h
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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" }4 B7 ~0 L, x) U5 Y> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
- i; ^5 B2 k/ H/ S7 |0 j> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
?; Y; a( |' P1 o, U" g) h> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends % s+ y2 T/ p# Z# t
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
* d" s0 Q. w Q' g- p> remained, your life would still be full.) M) {+ F. k9 N
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- x% ]6 W0 W' d" e> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and 2 I. z- p2 q, I
> your car.
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( Z4 \/ z0 e& J$ M/ y> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into 7 e% q! O) N4 ]; f) b
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the + C& M5 |5 @! r' t- x: m: L: _# ]
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
8 {, h# ^& D3 p4 j& p+ q3 Z# A> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are 3 g& F* l; O; X- j3 I
> important to you.
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4 w; k9 X+ q/ i4 l* `> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend / ~ p6 ?* g7 h h5 Y, R
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
+ g9 b% Q h% u( k/ y3 `' ^> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
" E' M. l# f) R- ]/ ~> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and . T9 ^% B4 n. N5 I
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
' Z+ [& G2 l. K! z' T" H- S* Z. J> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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& {$ w3 s4 E2 L$ S/ _# a2 l7 \> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
7 X8 z4 @" I. g# a# A& ]9 D5 N1 v> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."! c0 a- b$ O9 k5 i0 [! P
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, 2 @* B$ \/ `3 L! Z. J# _! @# t
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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