> > A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front > of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty > mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2" in > diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed that > it was. > > So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the > jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the > open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar > was full. They agreed it was. The students laughed. > > The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of > course, the sand filled up everything else. > > "Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognise that this is your > life. The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your > health, your children - 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, your car. The sand is > everything else, the small stuff. If you put the sand into the jar first, > there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your > 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 > dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a > dinner party and fix the disposal. Take care of the rocks first - the > things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand." > > But then... > > A student then took the jar which the other students and the professor > agreed was full, and proceeded to pour in a glass of beer. Of course the > beer filled the remaining spaces within the jar making the jar truly full. > > The moral of this tale is:- no matter how full your life is, there is > always room for BEER. |
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