Guest guest Posted November 21, 2005 Report Share Posted November 21, 2005 Namaste all. _/\_ My son has forwarded this to me a few months ago. THE MAYONNAISE JAR AND COFFEE > When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours > in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar . . . and the > coffee. > > 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 a 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 God, family, your > children, your health, your friends, and your favorite 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 like your job, your > house, and yourcar." > > "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 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." > > Please share this with someone you care about. I JUST DID Jaya Sri Radhey! , "balachandran m" <balachandran_m@n...> wrote: > "Now, if Life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society > are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the > quality of Life doesn't change.Sometimes, by concentrating only on > the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it." > > ------ > --------------------- > Have a nice day > > With Best Regards, > > Balachandran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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