[340] Re: Fwd: The Mayonnaise Jar & Coffee
- From: davi@xxxxxxxxx
- To: 340@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:51:24 +1200
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!
> =======================================================
> 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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