Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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0 d! |; n9 v: ?; C4 }> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
4 q, l; {/ O8 h3 D( s5 K> 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
, p9 ~+ ]; @5 X7 P& g& v6 R7 r; [6 ~> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
8 E8 A5 a; m8 P& q> 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.
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  C0 \- u1 S2 g> 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
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
) [- @; i: ?. Q7 F5 u! }> 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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> 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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2 J% L0 N( U6 ~. C2 u" L> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
5 u# f+ F" g% v* \) ]> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
$ U/ d! N  |4 s2 u+ G$ D" M> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
- B# L! z$ I0 h# }> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
* W8 C& ^& w$ ?  _/ ~5 F7 |( a> remained, your life would still be full.
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0 R$ M/ ^) B! g/ o: `8 q% T/ H> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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, F; A5 D6 m, d5 ~, t7 ^) H> 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
> 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
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
/ w9 d% i/ z4 _. Q7 Y> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
  O. D+ F& o7 m> 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
> 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."
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