chuckdog

>
> 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.

DavidLewis

Brilliant