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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 to the top, rocks about 2" in
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 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 partner, your children, your
health, your family, your friends 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 time to get medical checkups. 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.
Author Unknown ......
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