Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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5 d4 E* p' \+ O2 O+ t> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
' k) F9 f7 O+ x0 @> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
5 R/ V  V$ g; t) Z# y> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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& y( S; P, y. g0 ]' G# ~> 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
+ N  }' J- s! w+ G6 {, c* g' [> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
) V; r  a; T: r5 \> agreed it was.
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1 O, S1 M* @% T7 \6 ~> 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
4 F* E4 k9 h) ^> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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9 T5 s6 r) s* A" c+ D7 W/ t> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
" I4 ^' C: D2 Y" x/ y' ?4 f> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 A% R$ m, c4 a3 S4 R> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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% ~2 k8 L/ s+ N4 U8 O. K) T+ {& Q> "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
& K% r/ U6 I# l> 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
> your car.
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' f: ~1 u2 i- H( v% W> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
3 l8 T4 a8 G& b* p  W> 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
0 G9 ]! U7 g$ u0 a) o7 l> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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2 y" ?( ]3 C3 a) u2 ~; ^+ q> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
0 x4 F- d( m% F- i! C, ]> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
1 O1 h' f' K2 S1 H> 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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% {$ F8 K! H8 \" C. ]- i> 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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0 q# d6 g* ^8 I, ?$ ?% Y> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
$ e' ?* `0 V+ z3 c) g' i0 [7 M  c$ x> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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