A philosophy
professor stood before his class and had some items
in front of him. When class began, wordlessly he
picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and
proceeded to fill it with rocks right to the top, rocks about 2" diameter.
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, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. The students
laughed.
He asked his
students again if the jar was full? They agreed that yes, it was.
The
professor then picked up a box of sand and poured it into
the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything
else. "Now," said the professor, "I want you to
recognize that this is your life. The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner,
your health, your children - anything that is so
important to you that if it were lost, you would be nearly destroyed. The pebbles are the other things in
life that matter, but on a smaller scale. The
pebbles represent things like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else. The small
stuff. If you put the sand or the pebbles into the
jar first, there is no room for the rocks. The same
goes for your life. If you spend all
your energy and time on the small stuff, material things, you will
never have room for the things that are truly
most important. Pay attention to the things
that are critical in your life. Play with your children.
Take your partner out dancing.
There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give
a dinner party and fix the disposal." Take care of the
rocks first - the things that really matter.
Set your priorities. The rest is just pebbles and sand.
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