Post by Dorothyl on Feb 11, 2006 19:35:58 GMT -5
The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
When things in your life seems 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
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.
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.
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."
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 and
your favorite passion s---and if everything else was
lost and only they
remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter, like
your job, your house
and your car.
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 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 important to you.
"Pay attention to the things that are critical to
your happiness.
Play with your children. 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 vacuum cleaner. Take care of
the golf balls first -
the things that really matter. Set your priorities.
The rest is just
sand."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired
what the coffee
represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you
asked.
It just goes to show you that no matter how full
your life may seem,
there's always room for a cup of coffee with a
friend."
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When things in your life seems 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
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.
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.
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."
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 and
your favorite passion s---and if everything else was
lost and only they
remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter, like
your job, your house
and your car.
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 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 important to you.
"Pay attention to the things that are critical to
your happiness.
Play with your children. 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 vacuum cleaner. Take care of
the golf balls first -
the things that really matter. Set your priorities.
The rest is just
sand."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired
what the coffee
represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you
asked.
It just goes to show you that no matter how full
your life may seem,
there's always room for a cup of coffee with a
friend."
Please share this with someone you care about. I
JUST DID.
I like this a lot...Huggz~D~