Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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$ g9 {( j7 R+ y> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
  |' q. N: N; v2 f. i> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
: b3 i4 j$ c4 J' Y& v4 E( u> 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
8 H2 N( k  h% j) Z* ^  g> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
> 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.
>
$ ?5 U( e0 X; V5 h" G> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
% h0 V# p( w/ z  W> 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.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' D& E& A/ j$ r1 j, k$ W2 ^$ F, V> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
. O- ]3 q; Y7 n% V> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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0 r+ o0 _/ z& w, x7 M- y> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
3 _: ?3 w# p' G> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
3 x* `2 n( S' F! w  U1 E> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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# [8 M) U5 T2 d3 K> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
! S( @  i& [1 e' z; l2 p> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
% G* K& h7 K: R7 _8 @- |  J2 B* 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.
>
2 m" c5 b( G' W9 \4 e> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
! W& U9 k7 o4 ?& _& J1 }> 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
( A- n) X4 c, ?7 [> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
0 c' W# b8 f+ I* Y/ r; F> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
+ A- T8 F  n5 c/ q> important to you.
>
>
  q2 e! X- O3 H, U* q> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
% C; k3 e" J2 u+ w# y' O2 a' P5 P) d* w> 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
) t" y7 Y! K6 b1 m> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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! i1 V1 ^& K: {$ \: {> 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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8 h4 q/ C" X: e; f( y7 z8 ]1 I> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
5 M7 |7 t, R  S> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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