Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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/ }5 S- x: C  g0 e+ j> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
& v% E7 x5 X6 A) Z" ~5 D. C; P$ M> 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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* G( x$ D' \* p: ?4 U7 K> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
4 t- K# J( g& G> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
! Z5 n5 P3 z$ _5 Q# E> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
9 ]# u6 [- b# o! v> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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# L# v- m" V& r5 r> 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
" s/ s  G3 H4 u8 |> agreed it was.
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- J3 J2 X: d0 X, I> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
. P; F: i- ]' f> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
+ h7 o7 W4 f( h: l> 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
$ W! l6 b9 v# Z, D1 ^- ]( |: {/ Z1 r> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
9 O( q; ]5 T2 M- K8 h> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
! W  R" E! ^2 r> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
+ Z3 ?  n( n- b7 x- F> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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8 x4 f# o! c3 a- }> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
/ _# _2 ?4 J6 L+ X( ^; f- W> 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
, t/ U! m5 ^& b; C+ ~> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
7 c, u7 J5 I' d+ j. w: h, C> important to you.
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5 s* c; _% ]/ \( `4 K* a* v> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
5 [7 i2 p- ]# a, q8 l) g> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
" l2 d$ a% d/ r6 H$ d9 N> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
4 L0 S3 q7 V, Q' e+ q8 W> 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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2 O1 f6 \. T' f4 V, v- O! `> 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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3 r8 W3 \7 ?* Z. r> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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