The Mayonnaise Jar!

A professor  stood before his philosophy class and had some items in
 front of him. When the  class began, wordlessly, he 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 infamous
 "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 faith, your health, 
 your friends, and your favourite passions. Things
 that if everything else was  lost and only they remained, your life would
 still be full. The pebbles are  the other things that matter. 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 partner out to dinner. Play another 18. There  will always be
 time to clean the house and fix the shed door. 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."

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