Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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% J; ^/ {$ w+ T! Z  p1 j: p7 `> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> 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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5 Y" V4 }$ V* O( c* _% _7 C> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
! v6 o7 ?3 r8 H/ I0 E. Y; l> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
9 F) h& `7 y) M+ t: d! ^7 Y> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
! q/ ?- [8 t6 F5 C5 R" p> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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& z% m/ \0 a6 w+ R> 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
( M) ?$ j- G, L> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
8 _3 N0 E5 N4 \7 G! x' q/ @> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
( r3 z1 |3 H- i( f3 g> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
6 ?' W6 e8 g# n/ ]/ k' N> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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4 `% D: }7 g0 `- x3 B2 V> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
5 z2 [/ j5 }2 d# S; p> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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+ T( B$ x, z, t6 r> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
# y. B3 k5 |" n& v2 I2 c3 C> 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.
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. B7 u& f( n0 {8 M; X> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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" A) _0 B/ W8 s; N> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
  N3 C  V2 ~3 Q> 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
> 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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& B4 [3 X0 {! ]6 U> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
/ T3 o5 t. b/ u7 Q; c3 [( D' J> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
! x6 w$ P9 C  j  Q1 j" `> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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