The Mayonnaise Jar and Two Cups of Coffee

Started by C2H4, September 09, 2007, 10:21:03 AM

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C2H4


>When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24
hours
>in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
>coffee.
>A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in
>front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly 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 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 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. The golf balls are the
>important things--your family, your children, your health, your
friends
>and your favorite passions-- and 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--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.
>"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play
>with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your
spouse
>out to dinner. Play another 18 holes. 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."


If you're going through hell...keep on going...

ms da binsi


C2H4

ms da binsi, let's go out for coffee some time  ;D
If you're going through hell...keep on going...

ms da binsi

sure asa man imon gusto?? magkita unta ta noh?

pioneer

Romans 10:9
"That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved."

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ms da binsi

unsa man imong gusto nga kape Mike? turkish, espresso u maize????

pioneer


unsa man imong gusto nga kape Mike? turkish, espresso u maize????

coffee from brazil, da binsi. :)
Romans 10:9
"That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved."

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LEARN how your hospital expenses can be handled at https://kwik.insure/at/mligalig

ms da binsi

huy daghan na sila kape diha klase2x..... kumusta na man ka Mike???

C2H4


sure asa man imon gusto?? magkita unta ta noh?

caramel frapuccino lang gud, with a brownie...

;D
If you're going through hell...keep on going...

hazel


ms da binsi


caramel frapuccino lang gud, with a brownie...

;D


fattening pero mao baya na akong orderon sigi, pero decaf, kay ma high ko sa ilang frap...

C2H4

ms da binsi, mao gyud na akong guilty pleasure...I can't really tolerate coffee kay maglain gyud akong tiyan, pero when I go to Barnes & Noble, sus humot man jud kaayo ang kape oi...waaHhhh!  :D
If you're going through hell...keep on going...

ms da binsi

huy mora gyud kag ako... manganaw kanaw gyud ang baho no??? naay kay acid reflux???

C2H4

Just a mild case, ms da binsi...but I have to be careful what I eat.

It sucks gyud kay ang mga lami maoy ginadili.  :'(

Naa pud ka reflux?
If you're going through hell...keep on going...

Happy

Nice C2, ako napud ni e print haha sige lang ko pang print ani da
"There's no perfect life, but we can let God fill it with perfect moments"