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A philosophy professor stood before his class
>with some items in front of him.
>when the class began, wordlessly he picked up
>a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to
>fill it with rocks about 2" in diameter.
>He then asked the students if the jar was full.
>
>They agreed that it was.
>
>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. 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. 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 - 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, there is no
>room for the pebbles or the rocks. 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.
>There will always be time to go to work,
>clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the fence.
>Take care of the rocks first - the things that really
>matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
>And then...........
>
>One of the students took the jar which all the other
>students and the professor agreed was full, and
>proceeded to pour in a glass of beer. Of course the
>beer filled the remaining spaces within the jar,
>making the jar truly full.
>
>The moral of this tale is:-
>
>no matter how full your life is, there is always room for beer.
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