Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
, H- s8 Q$ {# [* ~9 D4 N> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
* N3 ?- V3 T) W8 ]9 I6 A5 y- L0 Q% r> 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
. B$ Q2 ^/ I3 F$ T5 ?# b5 s* d. _> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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9 |8 q4 k& `5 x$ D> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
- e" ?$ \; s! p3 @1 X# H4 f9 C> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
- ~" v- y& A/ w  h( ]> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
8 _4 c. P( G$ Y2 ]> agreed it was.
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! c4 t" z+ Q0 q% G> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
  e5 S* ?4 r0 {( B  a% v( {/ S- p> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
% \/ @3 b8 M7 O& s4 B! z* b> 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
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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% n' A. I; v0 V% A3 ^6 L# F& F> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
& ?: X; ?' p4 i  y; t* G> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
8 m+ y  b  S7 X  ^4 r2 D> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
+ _% U/ s# z1 o0 I2 g> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
: b5 s' E( W# s/ K> 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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, V& ~' W4 a4 }; ^+ X$ K; |+ c> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
6 N+ P, A3 x" ^4 A> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
9 K% \( g8 W5 _* t" F7 q> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
4 `7 x; m- I! q% j$ G0 U> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
1 t: w1 i! A9 ?5 ]: s( ^, [; J> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
2 @- k4 N9 q" {. k> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
! t- v- V) w! \) }+ D% j1 f> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
5 ]& L4 \, _6 e5 f$ A; }> 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,
) H# R- s* C8 P) g* |> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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