The Mayonnaise Jar And Coffee

[Dan Gray]

Subject: THE MAYONNAISE JAR AND COFFEE
I wish I read this 30 years ago..but it may not be to late..


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 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 - God, family, your children, your health, your friends,
and your favorite 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, 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."

 

[mete]

The women was on her deathbed and wanted to square things so she told her husband that each time she had been unfaithful she had put another bean in a jar in the cupboard..H e ran to the cupboard and saw a large jar full of beans .He went back to her an asked is that all ,that many times ? Well ,she said ,yes , except for the beans I used for the church supper !!

 

[Dan Gray]

The women was on her deathbed and wanted to square things so she told her husband that each time she had been unfaithful she had put another bean in a jar in the cupboard..H e ran to the cupboard and saw a large jar full of beans .He went back to her an asked is that all ,that many times ? Well ,she said ,yes , except for the beans I used for the church supper !!

ouch

 

[Gossman Knives]

That was really good Dan. It's so true in our hustle and bustle lives, that the most important things are often taken for granted. Michael's post of losing a friend is an eye opener. I tell my wife when there is a costly repair bill, I would rather have that, then one of us become ill because "things" can always be repaired, your health my not. I'm not a wealthy man as far as money goes but what I do have in the way of family and friends (and BF ) makes me richer then the almighty dollar ever could.
Scott

 

[Dan Gray]

here's one..

Subject: Bush Took My Job, Killed My Sons

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak my mind. I lost my job this past year. When Clinton was president I was secure and prosperous, but in the last year, we had to close our operations. We simply could not compete with foreign labor. This foreign labor worked for low pay under very bad conditions.

They worked very long shifts, and many even died on the job. This competition could hardly be called "fair." I was forced out of the place where I had worked for 34 years.

Not a single government program was there to help me. How can Bush call himself "compassionate?" Far worse, I lost two of my sons in Bush's evil war in Iraq. They gave their lives for their country, and for what? So that Bush's oil buddies can get rich. My pain of losing my sons is indescribable.
While it is trivial next to the loss of my sons, I regret to say that I also lost my home. I simply have nothing left. How can Bush call himself a Christian when he neglects people like me? I am a senior citizen with various medical problems. I'm not in a position where I can begin a new career. I was reduced to the point where I had to live in the basement of a shack, all because of President Bush. And when the authorities found me there, did they have any compassion for my misfortune and ailments? No, I was arrested. Mr. Bush, I dare you to look me in the face and tell me you are a compassionate man! I dare
you to look me in the face and tell me you are a Christian! If I had any money left, I would donate it to the Democratic Party.

If Al Gore had been elected in 2000 I would still have a job, a home, and most importantly, my dear sons!

Regards,
Saddam Hussein

 

[ddavelarsen]

I particularly liked the mayonnase jar story.

 

[Ivan Campos]

It´s not that I don´t like coffee - on the opposite, I drink a bottle of it every day - but can we trade it for beer?