Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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- f. i1 C& q5 g% R% s% ]) l> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
, T/ T, D+ `) e$ ^& K! N> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
! g1 u/ Y6 ?5 j" _. s% N> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
# S2 i( Q; T; O! T& m$ b9 T> 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.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
& M$ ]4 V' Q% f5 H# N- x1 g> 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
> agreed it was.
>
- d0 J6 w4 W* R7 D( ?> 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
8 n& W, s' u& d5 ]7 }' t> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
1 H2 e0 H- N+ [1 H> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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2 ]/ [% h# l' {  K5 |* I/ W( M> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
8 d( \) T: d( G+ L4 T2 ~3 W> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
: e# ?) x+ R7 E2 a> remained, your life would still be full.
>
; v3 ~/ W) V( _> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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$ \; b$ t% n+ P; ~8 W- D> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
- q( n( }6 d% w5 k- n# s> 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
& H2 j1 y: u$ |% n2 g> important to you.
>
>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
3 h$ k$ D- Q: t/ {4 o> 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."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
$ m# N  R& M7 [7 s0 s6 P( s. Y$ E> 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,
> 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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