Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
+ e/ M4 G5 V9 c> 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
> coffee.
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8 e3 F0 M# o6 {5 `3 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
! i" o$ d! \$ x  a> 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.
>
1 t& Z5 i! |% d> 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
* @2 H; ~/ G; P> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
$ e7 H7 M: m* I> agreed it was.
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4 s  ]6 A* j6 I> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
> 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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: q+ `& h( i* o& h( d9 t> 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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+ F. x3 t7 t  O4 a  q6 `> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
% j6 O7 d2 X3 P9 n$ ]! T) S7 C> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
) I: W, p5 N. I- a2 E0 q> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
" g) @% a. \0 z& a1 S2 q> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
* {& j( M0 E* @9 A> remained, your life would still be full.
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& i! f3 z! f' |# a* w> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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# H% j4 B2 [6 e; U! T! i> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
+ P% U8 S$ z4 a2 T8 {> 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
5 s, M' T5 W+ Y3 \> important to you.
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% b5 }/ F$ H! Y5 |7 L1 q5 O> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
( N- j' Y, g: @! N5 d> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
9 a. Y* R5 o  a4 I- r( C( l> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
/ F& g! q6 A1 h. `/ ^7 i$ r7 z> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
/ I( ]8 |# w: O; o: L" m1 m6 s> 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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4 z9 w% `4 r& H$ t0 G7 j> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
4 i  \: m9 U6 z> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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% W  y2 K! d; A1 ^( B> 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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