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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.
>
> Which proves: - that no matter how full your life is, there is always room
> for a beer; - your life will not be completely full without a beer.