"When you think you have too much to handle in life, when 24 hours
in one day are quite ... remember the mayonnaise jar and two glasses of wine
... A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
, when the class began, wordlessly picked up a
large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls,
then asked the students if the jar was full
They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into
mayonnaise jar, shook it slightly
The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. Churches
the students again if the jar was full they agreed it was
.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into
can, of course, the sand filled up everything else.
asked once more if the jar was full and the students responded
with a unanimous 'yes'.
The professor then produced two glasses of wine from under the table and poured the entire contents
in
jar, effectively filling the empty spaces in the sand;
students laughed.
'Now,' said the professor as the laughter subsided, I want
recognize that this jar represents your life
the golf balls are the important things: your family, your>
children, your health , your friends and your passions, 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, the car ...
The sand is everything else, the little things.
If you put the sand into the jar first, there will be room for the pebbles or
for golf balls, the same goes for life,
if you spend all your time and your energy on the small things not
you more room for things that are important to you.
Pay attention to things that are critical to your happiness
, play with your children, enjoy family and parents
since there are ... Take your partner out to dinner ...
and not only on important occasions!
so there will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.
Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter.
Set your priorities ... The rest is just sand. '
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the wine represented.
The professor smiled: 'I'm glad you asked,
only serves to show that no matter how full your
life may seem, there's always room for a couple of
glasses of wine with a friend'. "
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