Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 1:08 am Post subject: Life and a Can of Beer!
[You're lucky! Seeing Deb likes it, I'll leave it. But please, this is NOT an invitation to off-topic chatter. Actually, I've heard/seen it several times in the last few years. I agree, it does make a point to slow down from time-to-time and evaluate one's activities!!
Cheers - Wally Morgan - Moderator and spoil sport generally]
This is a must read for all... Enjoy! ~Andre~
When things in your life seem almost to much to handle, when 24 hours in a
day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar........and the beer.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of
him.
When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty
mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the
students if the jar were 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 rolled into the open areas
between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar were
full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
were full. The students responded with an unanimous yes.
The professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and poured
the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space
between the sand.
The students laughed.
"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
important things--your family, your children, your health, your friends,
your favorite passions--things that if everything else were 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," he continued, "there is no room
for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for 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 your partner out
to dinner. Play another 18.
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 beer represented.
The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no
matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of
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