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The Impor
tant Things
mportant

The golf balls are the important things God, family, children, health, friends, and favorite passions. Things that if everything else was
lost and only they remained, your life would still
be full.
The pebbles are the things that matter like
your job, house, and car.

When things in your life seem almost
too much to handle, When 24 hours in a day
is not enough; remember the mayonnaise jar
and 2 cups of 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 started 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 it 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 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.
So... Pay attention to the things that are critical
to your happiness. Play with your children..
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take the one you love out to dinner.
There will always be time
to clean the house and fix the dripping tap.
'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'.

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 an 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.

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.'