Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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5 l% O0 d& ?7 c/ M1 _> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> 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
, _2 w3 y! \: P6 D# ?. \6 v$ W> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
; m: u# @# T5 T- o( p$ E  Y> 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
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
" a& j0 I7 l' a) w" b0 u> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
8 ?4 ]; K1 ^+ T- K& J* y> agreed it was.
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$ u- F1 T7 }. o> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
2 t3 x' N" c- g, Y/ [! f2 o# C. x> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
5 I  I( Z2 m% R8 S5 R> 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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5 m# d7 m% n- c# n5 _* R& S  t> "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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
" t9 K+ s( X6 v9 S! U> remained, your life would still be full.
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8 O4 |6 m# q* o2 j' c> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
/ V/ s; j9 {/ q. a> 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
  ^( l0 v' @( r- A* Q/ \> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
) n2 p, z7 j0 M9 K> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
% c( b+ o3 Z/ n> 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
  @$ [7 |4 `8 X' _% E> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
. ~+ G  t/ j' V  g# Q> 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
( U( e* T1 K4 S( a> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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; N9 p  O4 W/ o1 O1 ?" Q, D) l+ u> 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,
+ q5 \9 m7 Z5 Y2 `* @2 k" d% [; @) |> 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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