[340] Re: Fwd: The Mayonnaise Jar & Coffee
- From: davi@xxxxxxxxx
- To: 340@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:50:44 +1200
i knew i read that somewhere... but the 340 had a much better twist to it=
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Quoting Luka Mili=9Aa <lmil005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> i thought it sounded familiar... anyways, some nice thoughts
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> Quoting Tony Yeung <Tony.Yeung@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
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> ~=3D~ that was in this yrs 340 newsletter, but instead of golf balls, i=
t was
> ~=3D~ rocks, instead of coffee, it was beer..
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> ~=3D~ -----Original Message-----
> ~=3D~ From: Luka Milisa [mailto:lmil005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> ~=3D~ Sent: Friday, 18 June 2004 1:30 p.m.
> ~=3D~ To: 340 list
> ~=3D~ Subject: [340] Fwd: The Mayonnaise Jar & Coffee
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> ~=3D~
> ~=3D~ Dear friends, When things in your life seem almost too much to h=
andle,
> ~=3D~ when 24
> ~=3D~ hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar......a=
nd the
> ~=3D~ coffee..CheeroZ!
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> ~=3D~ A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items =
in
> ~=3D~ front of
> ~=3D~ him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large a=
nd
> ~=3D~ empty
> ~=3D~ mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then =
asked
> ~=3D~ the
> ~=3D~ students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.So the prof=
essor
> ~=3D~ then
> ~=3D~ picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook=
the
> ~=3D~ jar
> ~=3D~ lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf =
balls.
> ~=3D~ He then
> ~=3D~ asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.=
The
> ~=3D~ professor
> ~=3D~ next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.Of course=
, the
> ~=3D~ sand
> ~=3D~ filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full=
. The
> ~=3D~ students
> ~=3D~ responded with a unanimous "Yes."The professor then produced two =
cups of
> ~=3D~ coffee
> ~=3D~ from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar,
> ~=3D~ effectively
> ~=3D~ filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed." =
Now,"
> ~=3D~ said the
> ~=3D~ professor, as the laughter subsided, " I want you to recognize th=
at this
> ~=3D~ jar
> ~=3D~ represents your life. The golf balls are the important things lik=
e your
> ~=3D~ family,
> ~=3D~ your children, your health, your friends, your favourite passions=
,
> ~=3D~ things that
> ~=3D~ if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life wou=
ld
> ~=3D~ still be
> ~=3D~ full.The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, =
your
> ~=3D~ house,
> ~=3D~ and your car. The sand is everything else, like the small stuff."=
" If
> ~=3D~ you put
> ~=3D~ the sand into the jar first," he continued, " there is no room fo=
r the
> ~=3D~ pebbles
> ~=3D~ or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your =
time
> ~=3D~ and
> ~=3D~ energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the thing=
s that
> ~=3D~ are
> ~=3D~ important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical t=
o your
> ~=3D~ happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical chec=
kups.
> ~=3D~ Take
> ~=3D~ your partner out to dinner. There will always be time to clean th=
e house
> ~=3D~ and
> ~=3D~ fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first, the things t=
hat
> ~=3D~ really
> ~=3D~ matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."One of the st=
udents
> ~=3D~ raised
> ~=3D~ her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor =
smiled.
> ~=3D~ " I'm
> ~=3D~ glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full =
your
> ~=3D~ life may
> ~=3D~ seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a f=
riend".
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