Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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% J2 O1 U  X/ z> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
/ j8 W$ U: A7 }' P/ B> 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
> 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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. J; `% q: y  ^5 S: z& M> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
4 Y, {2 w, A" ^: r7 V1 y6 d> 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
5 E8 V- R$ m5 O> agreed it was.
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, r/ S5 B+ [- ~4 x) N- ^, [> 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
, @3 A( N" Z" ^2 F6 r> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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$ P) S* R  M8 c8 u4 j> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
+ l3 k7 ]8 Z4 ^$ w6 R/ m> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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+ h4 \3 m1 Q% H3 x7 F  c> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
# E5 H4 y8 T! d% \6 n) L3 T# ^> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
- K/ Y! U. b* v; U3 `0 e/ t5 [> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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3 e+ g! T$ T/ |8 F> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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+ S7 `$ T; k8 {' W> 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
% `7 C1 d  _, p9 W+ `! w& N> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
/ p  J( ^1 e3 E" [# z> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
% ]) O  y) }! R2 Z* t% Q: n> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
) d6 F& o/ G, \! d" [6 D$ @& M* j% V> 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
- o2 A, x* m* b( Z: g> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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2 U5 U! P7 b% _3 r> 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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