Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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% Y& _- j4 P) U> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
* ^8 {* E9 g$ @  v& F> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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; ~* `6 w8 y# Q> 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
( N1 v5 R1 ]/ n+ N4 u> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
/ B: X9 U7 c4 j$ ]> 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
3 d& X4 r9 l  c. p) K7 x! Y- p8 D> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
, y  y3 T$ G+ ~. i> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
7 G0 s( l7 ~7 k* {. N- G> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# S& v8 E, a; b4 U( I> 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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% \) L' `! z# C. L1 u> 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.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
- c3 y- X* L/ X2 o9 x  V# M> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
7 H, Z% s* b6 p0 n, y> remained, your life would still be full.
>
* l0 ?5 `2 z; c, X" E3 e> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
) ^( m4 D2 ]4 o+ F! v- x: [> your car.
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/ n' i. J- u3 K  O8 t: r% t> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
8 [: i: u9 T  V! P: \4 f+ s; v/ J( U> 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
5 L! x' u( K+ O/ ?> important to you.
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5 s" z0 ?' D7 S( g> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
* @; \0 u: I9 m> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
& S( M1 X! k" {$ m> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
4 g4 }$ h* W3 t> 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."
>
> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
; v& o8 k$ F5 g> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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