There is always room...

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10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">Om Jai Sai Raam Brothers

and Sisters,

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10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial">Before the weekend begins I

would love to share this little story with you…

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yes"> The professor then picked up a box of

pebbles and

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yes"> poured them into the jar. He shook the jar

lightly.

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yes"> The pebbles rolled into the open

areas between the

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yes"> golf balls. He then asked the students

again if the

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yes"> The professor next picked up a box of sand

and poured

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yes"> it into the jar. Of course, the sand

filled up

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yes"> everything else. He asked once more if the

jar was

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yes"> full. The students responded with a

infamous "yes."

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yes"> The professor then produced two cups of

coffee from

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yes"> under the table and poured the entire

contents into

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yes"> the jar, effectively filling the empty

space between

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yes"> the sand. The students laughed.

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yes"> "Now," said the professor, as

the laughter subsided,

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yes"> "I want you to recognize that this

jar represents your

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yes"> The golf balls are the important things.

Your family,

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yes"> your children, your faith, your health,

your friends,

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yes"> and your favorite passions. Things that if

everything

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yes"> else was lost and only they remained, your

life would

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yes"> still be full.

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yes"> The pebbles are the other things that

matter. Your

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yes"> job, your house, and your car. The sand is

everything

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yes"> else. The small stuff. "If you put

the sand into the

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yes"> jar first," he continued, "there

is no room for the

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yes"> pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes

for life. If

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small stuff,

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yes"> you will never have room for the things

that are

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yes"> Pay attention to the things that are

critical to your happiness. Play

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with your children. Take

time to get medical checkups. Take your

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yes"> partner out to dinner. Play another 18.

There will always be time to

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yes"> clean the house and fix the disposal. Take

care of the golf

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yes"> balls first, the things that really

matter. Set your

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yes"> priorities. The rest is just sand."

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yes"> One of the students raised her hand and

inquired what

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yes"> the coffee represented.

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yes"> The professor smiled. "I'm glad you

asked. It just

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yes"> goes to show you that no matter how full

your life may

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yes"> seem, there's always room for a couple of

cups of

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yes"> coffee with a friend."

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10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:

"Courier New"">I offer my most humble pranaams at the lotus feet of my beloved

Lord Sai…

10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:

"Courier New"">Om Jai Sai Raam

10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:

"Courier New"">Radhey of Canada.