[340] Re: Fwd: The Mayonnaise Jar & Coffee
- From: Luka Mili?a <lmil005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: 340@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 15:21:44 +1200
no, my coffee... me has exam tomoro afternoon...
actually, wat time is mornin for you people?
(Walstan sidebar - please ignore - mornin or afternoon, mornin, mornin or
afternoon, afternnon then)
if we make it earlyish then i can go, but wont be able to spend a lot of time
with you lovely people...
wat bout afternoon? dinner+coffee?
Quoting Megayanti Sewu <msewu@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
~=~ Let's go to Mt Eden Village and have coffee there tomorrow morning
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~=~ -----Original Message-----
~=~ From: davi@xxxxxxxxx
~=~ To: 340@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
~=~ Sent: 6/18/2004 2:57 PM
~=~ Subject: [340] Re: Fwd: The Mayonnaise Jar & Coffee
~=~
~=~ alrite then :) let's do coffee. when?
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~=~ Quoting Megayanti Sewu <msewu@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
~=~
~=~ > Not just Luka of course.. coffee for everyone! :D
~=~ >
~=~ > -----Original Message-----
~=~ > From: davi@xxxxxxxxx
~=~ > To: 340@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
~=~ > Sent: 6/18/2004 2:51 PM
~=~ > Subject: [340] Re: Fwd: The Mayonnaise Jar & Coffee
~=~ >
~=~ > only Luka? wat about other important ppl like me? hmm?
~=~ >
~=~ > Quoting Megayanti Sewu <msewu@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
~=~ >
~=~ > > awwww, come on Luka let's have coffee
~=~ > >
~=~ > > -----Original Message-----
~=~ > > From: Thilak Nathen
~=~ > > To: 340@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
~=~ > > Sent: 6/18/2004 2:36 PM
~=~ > > Subject: [340] Re: Fwd: The Mayonnaise Jar & Coffee
~=~ > >
~=~ > > If you wanna have coffee with us nice ppl, just ask. No need to
~=~ > disguise
~=~ > > your thoughts into a philosophical story.
~=~ > >
~=~ > > -----Original Message-----
~=~ > > From: Luka Milisa <lmil005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
~=~ > > Sent: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:30:10 +1200
~=~ > > To: 340 list <340@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
~=~ > > Subject: [340] Fwd: The Mayonnaise Jar & Coffee
~=~ > >
~=~ > >
~=~ > > Dear friends, 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..CheeroZ!
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~=~ > > 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.So 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 like
~=~ > your
~=~ > > family,
~=~ > > your children, your health, your friends, 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,
~=~ your
~=~ > > house,
~=~ > > and your car. The sand is everything else, like 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. 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".
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