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> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
+ k) i2 ], [6 i! m. ]> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in 3 \2 D& G5 i. J2 S9 N B1 S
> a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
+ c4 w L) Q: d/ [% U3 @> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
4 X/ D7 B( C* j5 @* s' y: C> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
2 i3 ~ m5 Z/ {> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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! ~4 j6 G4 t" {9 v/ i> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar * ^* f( d ]# }8 y+ n, ~3 Q
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between 7 w2 | C2 y( P) x5 d$ M" {8 w2 |
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
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, ^6 @/ k% I5 c: G% Y( O> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
0 T! ?" c7 U* Q/ X9 M> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
0 Q& d% s' x8 Y8 C! c> 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
1 c7 N7 q5 k6 n% N; B* H> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
$ [* ~- _, s5 D% I. i) \ p+ H> space between the sand. The students laughed.+ j) k. Z3 \5 j: I
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to , c3 a j1 \) T0 ~( u# Z6 T
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
7 l' I) K7 v7 j, Q- P> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
5 f8 N8 C. N& h9 A> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they 3 u' j; c: T( T& P6 V
> remained, your life would still be full.- F; B* \ P! F- t" ^* ^
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and 1 d6 P5 ]' ]+ r7 L& c
> your car.
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1 S) X; L R; v+ j/ I> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into , e. s- X7 `5 N0 s* U
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the . t+ A6 [4 B) j2 ^ Y/ T+ n/ E
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
9 m5 Q2 C. F- t( e> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend ( z1 `* o8 s; }/ m1 k6 T$ u9 ?7 F
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with x6 q) m% p! H7 t; G
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
" D4 c; n' Y3 Y+ S> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and ; T8 _4 j/ Z' j
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
; y0 n& B: F B& e) H* t> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."% @" u( z4 ] }$ `. t* l
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?! {+ N; Y" n: R" z" o, a* M> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee : m! O: \! O" g" o
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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, I2 ^" z3 K1 V- G( d$ j> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, - n( X( u: ~' [2 d2 ]
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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2 r3 a5 p- n1 U/ ~2 ]) E> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID |
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