The Mayonnaise Jar

When things in your life seem..almost to much too handle
When 24 hours in a day is not enough
Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of 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 pick up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shock 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 professr next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of coursed the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more, if the jar was full. The students answered it with 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 : family, children, health, 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..like your job, house, and car.
The sand is everything else..the small stuff.
'If you put the sand 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...so...
pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness, play with your children, take time to get medical check up, take your partner out to dinner.
There will always time to clean the house and fix the disposal.

Take care of the golf balls first..the thing that are really matter. set your priorities..the rest is just sand'

One of the students raised her 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'

From : Anonimous