Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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' w, ]  {9 G& i& s; M- U> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
. V  U+ m6 w7 G9 S5 X( ~- |4 }> 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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5 p4 |! W- i8 F/ w> 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
4 }# L  G. I) c; ]$ o> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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' v; }  X4 Z& X# Y> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
) M6 q6 H7 M" p9 ^1 O5 L) q> 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
% O* j( F, q* c> agreed it was.
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  ~$ Z# |0 v. i> 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
2 u* g7 ~4 B3 @+ @+ t. ]0 X# Q> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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* T6 Y8 F4 h; a1 |0 Q4 A> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
3 S% S9 B" Z+ ^! L> 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
* D( m" J/ x( x> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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( b0 [; P- ?7 E3 b> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
: Z4 O" }1 e4 i  J$ U> your car.
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> 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
9 Q8 S7 r! I6 u6 t! d> 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.
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! q! _; m  J5 m* k. P; X5 k3 i> "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
6 m8 q/ l* o7 o+ L> 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."
>
> 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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7 }0 y5 d& X8 a9 A+ O0 s* q> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
( O/ I& Y2 s$ u$ }+ I9 b1 B> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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