Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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4 f' F" F# e5 [* l" F' A> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
/ k2 k8 q, ~6 N( T6 _$ ~- g> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
0 ]! M' w9 S, X0 L' p> 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
& ~& X3 I8 C" i! O7 c> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
. p. A# N0 q4 Y! v: _8 G0 S2 X> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
4 e- T0 C. ~7 s; l; L: q6 j$ O2 h7 H> agreed it was.
>
; b" {6 r& ?2 F0 d7 K4 b% l> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 k" @7 {& a# P- ~0 q> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
% B2 x. C" s% g. q3 U/ r  R2 {> 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.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
( m: g0 `* U. Z: U% x- I> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
. @+ X+ `. _) M> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
1 e* G: ?7 q6 l" v) K- [/ j> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
* f1 n! r9 M8 s; m1 }: @> your car.
>
> 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
, \) `! i1 b# q% |> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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0 @( l! m% t) z6 J/ v! S> "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 c$ O; I7 k' d* Y) C( g! U" V0 v> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
4 F. l" J8 z" g- i) J> 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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2 S7 ?+ D6 H! g2 b% M# \5 W6 h0 E7 U> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
" K" {, _3 c' H5 W> 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,
, t# I' k, ^1 h( T- Z> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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; d, a3 N  f% b/ i> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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