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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 >>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 passions--and if everything else >>was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. "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. Take up a >>hobby... 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. ...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."
