Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
2 t- @: ~( \0 @( J0 }: S$ o1 V> 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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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
! ~) [& m  A- L* Q> 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
& @" `8 X: b, F# I6 T> 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
& o4 a& `" R( F& r( P- G) F9 t/ U> 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
% I6 l+ g& e3 A) U# m3 y3 L% r" _> agreed it was.
>
0 l1 ^+ \! {( z- m  A> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
+ p+ `1 d1 U- G+ h# M7 b! ~> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
% |3 \+ ~1 p3 ~& b/ q5 ~5 @> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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! o% B# S$ U# {( J3 c> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
2 Q% f" P* A! K> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
. l2 W* `3 @- L" l) i: z- ^> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
4 e" H- h5 q3 `2 A% g  t> 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
" T: c- z# @4 A5 G! n> remained, your life would still be full.
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" H8 [; N# M* m  Y' [> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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* ]' X8 W2 t" u* S5 p" Y1 f> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
- K% B6 ?3 k7 @, b' x, Q, ?> 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
4 ]: k% s" j9 p- A7 x4 u( |9 k> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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  I+ c; c1 h1 ?  E; J> "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
, |/ f- F8 ]6 B2 ~9 ]3 g2 h4 n> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
3 b$ l3 C! H# ^/ i$ U> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
% J$ c# ?# n  [9 ]/ p6 T5 B> 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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/ D2 j! l$ ~. l) Y' v# T9 N> 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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