Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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( M6 A* x& m: X* `" d" Z7 |> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
6 m; _; P2 x5 b& t' Q> 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.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
4 a) `0 ^, G1 _  u! C> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
0 a+ Y8 A" e# L. N! H> 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.
>
3 W4 o  z+ B8 S! a> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
# M0 M$ \3 g; S7 z; [, \> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
9 J$ `, ?0 {0 }, t) f& F0 H. L> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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# z7 ?- u/ |: e8 ?, j' V> 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
, H+ N$ n8 K; G( `+ A* `0 ?* b" i> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
: y0 P; a1 M4 f& C4 V/ H> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> 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.
>
- c' g7 i% d& \& v> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> 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
. J( q* h3 P( O. v> 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.
>
>
/ w& D  R- Y" S) {, b+ O; p> "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
# i) y  T" D' Z" l/ n* _, j5 h  G( ?> 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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& P' \& ~* F8 J1 D% r2 X> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
9 P/ \# @/ O& [& b, z. S( L* U> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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, z; i# A! x. E( X8 a> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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