Thank you for the re-sending. I, too, missed it the first go around. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob McCormick" <rcmz28@comteck.com> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] For a smile-The Mayonnaise Jar and the Coffee > THE MAYONNAISE JAR AND THE COFFEE > > Please take a couple of minutes to read this one, it's a good reminder for > all of us who lead such busy lives! > > 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 all 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 the now famous "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 spouse, 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 > spouse/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." > > > I just finished my two. > > > a friend > > Bob > > > > > > Would you send that back again please? Mine got deleted by mistake. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Fhdh@aol.com> > > To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 4:03 PM > > Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] For a smile-The Mayonnaise Jar and the Coffee > > > > > > > Hi , > > > I also sent the Mayonnaise Jar and The Coffee to the people on my address > > > list and got a lot of good feed back, I hope to read more good things like > > > the in > > > the future. > > > > > > > > > Fred > > > > > > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > > > Submit Your Family Pictures, Biographies, Histories > > > Wills, Fokelore, To The Smith Co Web Project > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > > Have you updated your Smith County Query lately? > > http://www.tngennet.org/queries/qpost.htm > > > > > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Have you updated your Smith County Query lately? > http://www.tngennet.org/queries/qpost.htm >