Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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* w" J( ?9 g! G/ _> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
! G2 i  A% r' U0 P, S( j9 C> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
" }' t0 C3 s- {# Y, d' P' _5 E% u> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
  D2 Z  a$ B( j- D8 j' K# q. A> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
% m1 L2 I2 s5 r9 L> 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.
>
" ]6 C  f! N; c8 o> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
2 M7 ?2 o+ L+ w$ c% t> 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
0 n1 \) I, I9 S( ]/ g> agreed it was.
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4 y+ y2 J6 R; A5 ~* g0 c0 K$ i: H0 `> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
0 m# v- S0 R4 o, t> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
0 ^. K0 P9 W- @5 B( R> 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
2 }) n; g- T  T" o> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
/ B9 R% u$ @8 T6 v: w9 ~) a  V2 ]> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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. b. z) b6 _5 F2 T4 ~( _' t> "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
" E  _% ?9 A1 R" O+ i> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
! g' X. Q- t8 G3 A5 U' b> remained, your life would still be full.
>
3 r/ \* w% u4 q! l# V" h> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
. G- A( i& H" I  v> your car.
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+ a/ P. C. \4 Z& ^) R> 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
% s* |7 h# v9 O* ]7 a8 ]' z, [> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
3 L3 z  M1 o7 I> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
( o: R3 s" s( g* v4 M' `> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
$ z5 Y$ F2 \# @$ N# q( O2 T> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
2 \$ Z$ L7 [  j7 \6 N# r> 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
% v/ q6 E# {  `* O# y$ x& M> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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- \) M- a7 Y/ c7 V( R> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
  A& i: F6 P- O" n% |8 e  p> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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