A friend sent me the attached today, and probably just because of the way I am feeling right now, I thought it would be nice to share it with you all.
I realise it is probably doing the email rounds, so to those who have alreadyy seen it, i apologise.
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.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar 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 infamous "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 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 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."
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Sexpert
very wise and have to say wish someone had said them to me when i was younger 
matt
matt
Quote by heaysyandck
very wise and have to say wish someone had said them to me when i was younger
matt
Then the next wisest thing I can say to you is, YOU ARE YOUNG!
Always remember that for the next 40 years it will NEVER BE TOO LATE. Of course there comes a time when it is too late, but even that is always later than you think. Never tolerate in intollerable, never suffer fools gladly, never put up with crap, work hard and play hard. Working hard has nothing to do with putting in the hours, it's what you achieve in the hours. You can change your career and the path of your life at any time.
I have good cause for saying this because some of these things I did not do.
Sex God
Awwwww that's very thought-provoking.
Sexpert
Quote by AndyS-NE
very wise and have to say wish someone had said them to me when i was younger
matt
You wouldn't have listened!!!
hehe ur right :P and if i had listened i wouldnt have left home so early and be sitting with a beautiful g/f and and even more georgous daughter
so every cloud has a silver lining .. in my case its a gold one ;)
matt
