Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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- r0 \3 c+ V6 Y. _> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
: Z# {5 W8 t# T# d% k5 v0 F> 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
& ^! U8 S5 z. g7 s# y> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
' v! _' M8 g5 p$ [+ i' Q8 g> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
5 [2 K: M% J2 h! A0 D> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
& `* o! B) M8 O/ j% j6 g5 d> 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
9 v7 F% L( X4 q1 z9 u> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> 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
4 N  h, N9 h: h; m' U5 b> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> 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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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
- I: s  p0 o& |0 u) u> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
0 V/ s% t1 U7 B) p( p# O. t> your car.
>
2 [, `5 I3 d) s6 B> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
; p' v+ ?( q: K0 G. ]3 a> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
4 e, j& s1 u/ H9 D: r2 Z> 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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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
8 O" o9 }1 ]4 G: |4 P> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
9 z/ n# C: V/ Z> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
> 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
# _1 R/ a, C, _; |4 @. U7 \, U' H> 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
) o9 {8 [+ q  X7 a  s> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
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