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THE MAYONNAISE JAR AND THE WINE

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours a
day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar... and the wine...

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 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
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 infamous "yes."

The professor then produced two glasses of wine 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
recognise that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are
theimportant things. Your family, your children,your faith, your health,
your 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. Your job, your house,and
your car.

The sand is everything else. 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. Play another 18. 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 wine
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 glasses of wine with a friend."

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