Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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5 Z; C4 g, A! N1 o7 o8 O> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
6 T+ X6 F9 x- u4 B> 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.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
/ b1 x+ M3 `/ |  i8 {1 @> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
* y% q1 r0 z; }. ?! ~& F( S' q> 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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' }$ M' w# W6 o, j" Q> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
& O4 n) o2 t& j( L3 W4 U, h> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
* P8 C+ N/ w% k8 t  a> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
% F2 M: v7 h+ p7 q' N) |7 f0 B4 M> agreed it was.
>
> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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8 D0 T' Y' F- F6 p2 u> 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.
>
, [+ g% a" N& _6 d# W0 U7 l' o> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
" ?5 _, m# X5 G; i6 W> 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.
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: u5 x7 ~1 @& b# u/ O; A> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
+ y1 D% V  j: \. g0 g> 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
; D; {+ Y2 L4 ^3 k: V$ r# U5 [> 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
- X8 A6 o1 _& n1 K+ {4 |> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
' U1 I- k/ j* I) C# q7 N  y3 F> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
! |! m3 X6 d* T1 [4 G2 H> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
7 D! S; r2 R, I0 Y> 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
& |9 t3 R, Z4 Z2 H9 K4 u> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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% s. R  c+ a: o- h% h: V2 C9 w> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
% a0 ?7 C; D  r; j5 _; o2 p> 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,
/ f: m8 ]8 N3 G( v> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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