[align=justify][align=left]Subject: Hope you enjoy too!
>
> When things in your lives 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.
>
> 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 *******s 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 passions---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 disposal. 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 couple of cups of coffee with a
friend."
nice story 
