My Dad found this in a magazine and it made me smile:


THE MAYONNAISE AND THE COFFEE JAR

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.

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 -- your
family, your children, 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 like your job, your house,
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 holes. There will always be time to clean the house, and mow the grass
etc. 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," he said. "It just goes to
show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for
a cup of coffee with a friend.

someone tried to do that in one of the clubs i go to. However we all replied no when we were asked if it was full.

wow- thats cool.... i like that.. :)

I have to admit, when my Dad read it to me I sat there thinking that it wasn't full because of the gaps between the stones. Far too much science inbeded in our minds I think...

but I liked the message behind it :)

yes, the message is good (or at least it would be if i liked coffee)

On the net there are versions that replace cups of coffee with pints of beer, if that makes it better :P

a little better but i don't drink that much beer either.

lol.. there's always one... :D :rolleyes:

its good and true

there´s another version where they pour beer and and it´s no matter whats going on in your life, there is always room for beer, lol.