neil
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Subject: philosophy about living
> 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 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 rolled into the open areas
> between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was
> 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
> was 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 health, your children, your friends,
> your favorite 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, 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 time to get medical
checkups.
> 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
> beers."
>
> 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 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 rolled into the open areas
> between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was
> 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
> was 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 health, your children, your friends,
> your favorite 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, 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 time to get medical
checkups.
> 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
> beers."
>
