Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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8 H; {1 x7 [& R8 w' I: R5 Z> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
; ^& m6 [$ I* j: |7 R> 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
: v: g: r+ r. n, |> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
% W/ }. _* m3 r- i. q+ P0 X> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
* X6 ?; N. N8 {4 |> 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
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
0 V8 g  f# T  W9 o; [5 K) {> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
; k8 s3 Q* k9 f9 |1 W) M& Q> agreed it was.
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9 u4 F+ o7 a8 E6 o2 Q> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* D. ?8 R: u) j$ K! S/ o> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> 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
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "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
. L& O& g+ D: ~. x> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
- q$ X& f* {! x! f4 v5 y> remained, your life would still be full.
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6 X$ y, L( G0 h) O' l( N3 ~> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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: @' K7 |% i- [/ R> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
4 ?% d3 A, |" o5 ~' }> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
8 y3 ]$ s+ q$ b( R) L3 L% C> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
* @, ^+ e8 \* `- \9 r9 W( V* z> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
+ f4 s5 l- F! b> important to you.
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$ Z% ^- U! \; P  B8 d' q: Y> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
/ P* ~7 j% F6 k$ D- f9 M& J> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
: q/ }, o- ^$ h8 x9 L( I& C( Q> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
% z4 `1 X6 O' G+ a> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
$ y4 i$ N" `( Q> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
6 @1 |7 T" L$ r4 Z% c> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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. y) Z, n, s7 \# s0 H7 p9 \> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
: b# m, t2 ~. k" s5 X. @2 H+ @> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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/ ~  T7 o/ K4 l9 j8 k2 q/ z> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
( W$ K8 G6 A) v> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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2 n! E5 r1 t! v6 X/ l> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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