Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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5 g$ ^  V; s! }- L> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
9 z# d! t5 W+ b* N> 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
. k: i$ i9 s4 x8 T> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
" ^3 h% H+ e( F' t7 d9 P1 }> 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.
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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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
! _' ~. h/ O* h5 l> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
/ Y+ V+ G7 T, [' Z> 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
( s+ F& ~, n0 m# P2 n9 S. i5 ^> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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2 [: H! o0 P$ x  g" q" F> "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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
2 N8 d3 N& p! t% r> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
9 |6 x3 o8 [* f8 R  e" s6 |> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
7 S7 M! h& y8 }) F> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
' C- ^0 q7 G* N> 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.
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* _3 D5 s( I& G/ l6 _* h> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
) [7 U- E% w. u. t' E- Y> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
, Q2 S) `! l6 e- w) p> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
# }& U2 \: Z  v5 w& A' X& W# B> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
* a# H3 |7 L: F9 J# X) H2 T; C> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
9 t9 i; H5 r" J+ B1 G/ `> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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0 |% Y1 ~6 C6 A% u/ l> 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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  o6 I* O- g, r8 z4 N9 v> 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."
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