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Interesting read ..

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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 coffee...

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 cups of coffee 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 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 education, 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. 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 wash the car. 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 coffee 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 cups of coffee with a friend."

Comments

  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Very apt subject title :thumb:
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Read it somewhere before, but was worth that second read.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    *vomit*
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Kentish wrote:
    *vomit*

    *passes jar full of golf balls*

    The moral is that there will always be time to be violently ill.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Infinite - you have 4 little ducks, rather than the more common 2. Well done.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Infinite wrote:
    *passes jar full of golf balls*

    The moral is that there will always be time to be violently ill.
    Usually upon hearing naff feel-good-but-also-nonsensical American gibberish.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Infinite - you have 4 little ducks, rather than the more common 2. Well done.

    I did, now one has it's bum in the air.

    eta: I had 2,222 when KHSS posted.....
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    My comment was accurate at time of posting :yes:
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