Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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4 B; @# P: P7 ?# F- f: }> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
  M, Z0 g* q" k> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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7 N0 H( W. m2 S- {# @; \& j& o$ C> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
8 T; P& g8 M4 `( E, B  B2 R> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
/ R( y. w" i6 H5 I; V9 Y> 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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> 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
7 Y/ D; _3 D" i! j6 p> agreed it was.
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> 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
7 |& ?3 h9 L/ U> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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  ~9 d: {- K9 p7 g' l- d  I0 }' N> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
) d- ^4 G$ a4 `' ^0 \> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
0 M* G  j! d- J+ O> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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/ u) r$ y# u: s2 r> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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) H1 d9 N4 t5 \  k# i, g> 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
4 b# o1 U- A! |6 p+ u) J9 Z> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
3 i& T' o; g" V1 l) a: Y& I> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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! v. z$ |5 S( G3 Q- v9 X> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
1 c0 M8 H. w; y. u; {* n( n4 Z* I> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
4 K: d* {% P* h+ U4 c> 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."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
( z  c! _" N+ ^' C9 @- T0 I3 z4 x> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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& V/ B  S# ]% Z5 V4 n7 V6 b6 @5 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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" T( x( d3 X! z( b; k0 F( _> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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