Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
* e  @6 M) E4 T> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
4 R* I! D0 c4 o) _5 A: S> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
( z3 a) l. e: U. ?. F  a, O> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
& z9 X. X2 |# G2 R. W$ E  a; a- k> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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" I6 x( m  k: f6 u9 w7 x> 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
> 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
' x/ u' ]) o' u; m5 V7 L! c> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> 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.
>
> "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
5 M, i7 V% p% y0 j8 I( K> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
% y, ^  K& A( y- G+ F3 D3 B> 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
1 `" G5 n( H+ Z8 }+ i+ Q* `3 d> your car.
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# J) Y- q' i8 b) V& G. k( H( X" ^& v> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
3 W4 [+ B: ], C- |+ ^7 A> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
! A" y" X* E6 R% `$ n! W> 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
# W0 j5 i8 D5 g> important to you.
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& {& l: t  [+ W. z! e9 R8 ~1 p9 P3 B) z& v> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
  ?3 E+ U1 n- E2 c> 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
  [/ c7 N. y* p0 V$ E9 a, l> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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2 N5 M( s# V. u4 }. E> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
2 u+ M, _! u) P! p9 T> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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- x% q9 H5 W  W8 C" H( c9 `$ H> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
1 n# f7 ]% w! u> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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