Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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1 V0 M/ q( }5 v& Y> 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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> 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
8 D8 N* V+ l! \0 A0 l1 U$ R  U> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
2 m) G6 V4 T+ C5 k> 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
7 ~" b# c% W1 ^* e7 W> 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
4 I9 r, j+ g5 f2 E2 Q+ V> agreed it was.
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) D8 R4 X" F6 P: X% O! x& z> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 B0 Z4 x  x; P5 `7 d6 ?+ R> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
; y2 t' i  A3 V6 V& ?3 t> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
* Z* t0 i( N0 q+ [* {> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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7 J4 o% u% i0 s- d4 s: X> "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
* Q/ x* S  X/ O) \! x$ H7 N2 ^( _> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
1 s$ C) {3 f0 J5 D> remained, your life would still be full.
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  r3 Y3 p; `) ]6 v7 `. q7 c> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
% s. f( Y: @' i) o6 \> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
) l6 A' F+ Y+ A3 Q- w> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
6 r( d+ `* y. C( O" J> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
/ W/ B0 ]! n0 t" g# h> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
- i) p" q4 v! f+ b> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
0 H8 S- b% }6 X  h5 @3 x> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
3 W) t+ c0 P4 E. [/ m> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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9 J% C; j- p! g& H, V( P> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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