Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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! r, X# B/ T: ~  ^5 P' ~1 C5 e; p- L> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
% p% n4 g5 ~3 {! g6 a: O> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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2 w+ W" M+ ?% ~+ n0 P> 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
% ~$ }, ~& b" c/ A6 s" v> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
: r  X9 [8 ]: V! L2 Y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
, D1 K0 ]! W, `: x- Q  D& S> agreed it was.
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0 t% y. T; J& ^  D5 Y> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
. ?# S) L7 l6 b2 L3 u# _> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
' Y. s7 i& L& W1 g; @) L. Q# s  D> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
( v% m, {; C& Y% ]( F4 a> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
: w6 C5 {9 ?5 d> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
8 t9 l1 |% L4 ]> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
" W% K* }5 r1 Q- r4 b/ }> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
( M* k- z, v$ Y6 d$ N5 q* L; o> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
0 n) h, Y4 w5 b2 r> your car.
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& W- A) ~3 E9 k4 o. ]( k8 I4 d> 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
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
* \5 R+ ]. V4 @& B; R$ q/ ]> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
0 l. i( L% a7 W" _4 e0 `> important to you.
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2 _6 r( H( q4 B3 I2 k> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
, [" N3 r9 {, u6 a6 L' b> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
- S& {0 ]; n4 Z  y> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
2 W( N4 o( E) ~1 t" j% d/ C> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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