savant365
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Mayonnaise Jar & Two Beers...
Mayonnaise Jar & Two Beers...
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle,
when 24 hours
in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and
the 2 Beers.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some
items in
front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly 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..
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 a unanimous
'yes.'
The professor then produced two Beers 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 and your favorite passions---and
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
and 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.
Spend time with your children.
Spend time with your parents.
Visit with grandparents.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your spouse 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 and said, 'I'm glad you
asked.' The Beer just
shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
there's always
room for a couple of Beers with a friend.
Mayonnaise Jar & Two Beers...
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle,
when 24 hours
in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and
the 2 Beers.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some
items in
front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly 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..
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 a unanimous
'yes.'
The professor then produced two Beers 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 and your favorite passions---and
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
and 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.
Spend time with your children.
Spend time with your parents.
Visit with grandparents.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your spouse 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 and said, 'I'm glad you
asked.' The Beer just
shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
there's always
room for a couple of Beers with a friend.
