Me And My Life

Thursday, March 30, 2006

The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of CoffeeWhen 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 frontof him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and emptymayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked thestudents 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 betweenthe golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. Theyagreed it was.The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Ofcourse, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jarwas full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table andpoured the entire contents into the ja! r effect ively filling the emptyspace between the sand. The students laughed."Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you torecognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the importantthings--your family, your children, your health, your friends and yourfavorite 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 andyour car.The sand is everything else--the small stuff. "If you put the sand into thejar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golfballs. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on thesmall stuff you will never have room for the things that are important toyou."Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play withyour children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out todinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house andfix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first--the things that reallymatter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffeerepresented. 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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im so tired man. with all the late nite n stuff. this whole week hav nt been in camp. so shiok. sundea when to ian's place to stay over than later went to watch movie with ben n bibi. after that, went to eddie's place to stay over with lester n we play wc3 until late late ah. we take turns to slp so that means that every time, there will be ppl playing. than the next dae, still play n play but lester went back n i stayed over at eddie's place again.
than the next dae, i stayed over at ian's place n todae, i finally wanna go home n slp. hehe. 4daes of staying over..... super tired man. hehe... take care.

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Name: Lionel

if you think you are beaten; you are if you think you dare not, you dont if you'd like to win, but you think you cant it's almost a cinch you wont if you think you'll lose; you lost for out in the world we find sucess begins with a person's faith it's all in the state of mind life's battles dont always go to the stronger or faster hand they go to the one who trusts in God and always thinks "i can!"

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