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To reward
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and have a nice day!
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 beer.
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 a 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 children, your health, 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 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 holes. 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."