Beers or Golfballs???

[LuShY]

A college 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.

 

The professor then picked up a jar of pebbles and poured them into the

jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the

open spaces between the golf balls. 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 and 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

proceeded to pour the contents into the jar, effectively filling the

empty

space between the grains of 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 partner,

your health, your children, your friends, your favourite 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 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.

Take your partner out dancing. Play another 18 holes. There will always

be

time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party 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."

 

 

[Claire DC]

But quite true!!