Posted by Tony G (198.81.16.156) on January 21, 2002 at 13:37:08:
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, 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 recognize 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:
> >
> > No matter how full your life is, there is always room for a beer!
PF to you All...Tony