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dobson007
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A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of <br />him. <br />When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty jar and <br />proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2" in diameter. <br />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 <br />jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open <br />areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was <br />full. They agreed it was.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, <br />the sand filled up everything else.
"Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognise that this is your life.
The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health, <br />your children <br />- things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life <br />would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your <br />car.
The sand is everything else. The small stuff." "If you put the sand <br />into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same <br />goes for your life.
If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never <br />have room for the things that are important to you. <br />Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with <br />your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out <br />dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a <br />dinner party and fix the disposal." "Take care of the rocks first - the <br />things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
But then... <br />A student then took the jar which the other students and the professor <br />agreed was full, and proceeded to pour in a glass of beer. Of course the <br />beer filled the remaining spaces within the jar making the jar truly full.
Which proves:
* That no matter how full your life is, there is always room for a <br />beer <br />your life will not be completely full without a BEER.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the <br />jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open <br />areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was <br />full. They agreed it was.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, <br />the sand filled up everything else.
"Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognise that this is your life.
The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health, <br />your children <br />- things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life <br />would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your <br />car.
The sand is everything else. The small stuff." "If you put the sand <br />into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same <br />goes for your life.
If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never <br />have room for the things that are important to you. <br />Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with <br />your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out <br />dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a <br />dinner party and fix the disposal." "Take care of the rocks first - the <br />things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
But then... <br />A student then took the jar which the other students and the professor <br />agreed was full, and proceeded to pour in a glass of beer. Of course the <br />beer filled the remaining spaces within the jar making the jar truly full.
Which proves:
* That no matter how full your life is, there is always room for a <br />beer <br />your life will not be completely full without a BEER.
