The Mayonnaise and Coffee... The short Story

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When things in ur life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
a day r not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar & the coffee...

A professor (Pro) stood b4 his philosophy class & had some items in
front of him. When the class began, he picked up a large & empty
mayonnaise jar & fill it with golf balls.

After sumtime jar was full. So the professor then picked up a box of
pebbles & 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.

The pro next picked up a box of sand & poured it into the jar. Of
course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked if the jar was
full.
They agreed.

The pro then produced 2 cups of coffee from under the table &
poured
the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space
between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the pro, as the laughter subsided, "I want u to recognize
that this jar represents ur life. The golf balls r important things, ur
God, family, ur children, ur health, ur friends, & ur favorite
passions
things that if everything else was lost & only they remained, ur
life
would still be full.

The pebbles r other things that matter like ur job, ur house, & ur
car.
The sand is everything else the small stuff.

"If u 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 u spend
all ur time & energy on the small stuff, u will never have room for
the
things that r important.

Pay attention to the things that r critical to ur happiness. Play with
ur children. Take care of the golf balls 1st, it really matter. Set ur
priorities. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand & inquired what the coffee
represented.

The pro smiled. "I'm glad u asked. It just goes to show u that no
matter how full ur life may seem, there's always room for a couple of
cups
of coffee with a friend."