Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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' m9 ^/ N, |0 j2 v> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
  t3 X. k3 a) m; x9 J$ ^> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
7 P1 X& S* R/ x3 Z; _: c: {4 w> 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
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
+ [* V& w1 K* h& w! ]> 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
, J: W, u8 Z% v4 J. a* ~3 I> 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
* I* S2 }0 w& n. m: N# v> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
$ E0 u+ |9 }8 f' ~2 b> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> 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
2 Y1 `; G0 H/ Y; E; r/ T> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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4 |3 b# y2 G; i5 Q8 f> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
5 c4 ~7 o8 G9 n  q0 s, s> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
2 x8 ]4 t4 B* i+ I7 ]# Q> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
- Z/ n2 m' u% c8 Q7 I8 @> remained, your life would still be full.
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( d+ b* ~) E9 |8 [& c: Z+ d> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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6 I' ^6 B* c9 a' i> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
1 H6 l" ^1 a, b+ r3 W2 N+ t  @; A> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
) y$ Y4 @: c4 p% @> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
  c) w0 N1 j* A1 E6 F. T( p5 o> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
" }3 B) ?( a" @> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
& a6 U9 `& a2 ~/ j8 d- Q> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
% q2 D/ h- \- B$ z# `4 t> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
/ W, q! s& }; h> 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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* y! W" p( L8 p  Q> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
% x4 X4 m# Q; r! p4 g> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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