THE MAYONNAISE JAR AND COFFEE......!!

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Sai Ram brothers and sisters

I received the following in my inbox earlier today

and wish to share it with you all. It is a bit lengthy

but worth reading. Enjoy.............

 

Dahyabhai Patel

Auckland, New Zealand

 

THE MAYONNAISE JAR AND COFFEEWhen things in your life seem almost too much to

handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember themayonnaise jar...

and the coffee...A professor stood before his philosophy class andhad some

items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, hepicked up a very

large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fillit 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 andpoured them into the jar. He shook the jar

lightly. The pebbles rolledinto the open areas between the golf balls He then

asked the studentsagain 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 ifthe jar was full.

The students responded with a infamous "yes."The professor then produced two

cups of coffee from under the tableand poured the entire contents in to the

jar, effectively filling theempty 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 thesmall 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 betime 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

coffeerepresented.The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to

show youthat no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for

acouple of cups of coffee with a friend."Please share this with someone nice.I

JUST DID!!