| swetha wrote: |
How do you deal with people who want commit suicide?
i dont know y such thoughts have been coming to my mind;)))
is it just a way of escaping frm ur responisbilities? |
My friend just sent me this.. I told you, I have handful of true friends.. This is one of them.. they know my moods miles away.. I'm sharing this with you~!!
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When things get tough....ask yourself....Is this just sand?
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> A MAYONNAISE JAR AND 2 CUPS OF COFFEE
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> 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 2 cups of coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had
> some items in front of him.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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."
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> 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.
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> "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 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.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your
> job, your house, and your car.
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> The sand is everything else -- the small stuff.
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> 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 f or 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.
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> 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."
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> Take care of the golf balls first -- the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just
> sand."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what
> the coffee represented.
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> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.
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> I JUST DID