travis_cornell
June 25th, 2001, 08:53 PM
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 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. 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:
That no matter how full your life is, there is
always room for BEER.
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 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. 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:
That no matter how full your life is, there is
always room for BEER.