A professor before his philosophy class, put some items in front of him on the throne. Without saying anything, when the lesson began, took a large empty mayonnaise jar and fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full they agreed it was.
Then, the professor poured into the jar a box of pebbles and shaking slightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked, again, the students if the jar was full and they agreed it was.
The teacher, the jar and poured it into a box of sand. Of course, the sand filled up all spaces. He asked once more the students if the jar was full, and they responded with a unanimous ".
The professor pulled out from under the two glasses of red wine and they poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the grains of sand. The students laughed!
"Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I wish you that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things, your family, your children, your health, your friends and favorite things, things that if they remained after everything else was lost, however, fill your life.
"The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your home and car. The sand is everything else, the little things. "
" If you put the sand into the jar first, "he continued," there would be room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you use all your time and your energy on the small stuff, you will never have to devote to things that are really important to you.
"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children, keep an eye on your health. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18 holes! Let another round of skiing! There's always time to clean the house and rubbish removal. Devote the first golf balls, things that really matter. Define your priorities, all the rest is just sand. "
A student raised her hand and inquired what the wine represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show that no matter how full your life sembrae: there is always room for a couple of glasses of wine with a friend. "
Postscript: ... I'm sober, and instead of glasses of wine I get a Coke or a juice ... but the ending does not change ...
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