Today Monday morning, I was
checking facebook updates.I read my friend’s shared status. To my surprise,
This status made me taken aback. We have so many things to learn from our surrounding,
nature in which we live. I am sharing Tribble Reese’s message of the professor
explaining with excellent example on facebook. Read this and apply in your life.
Your life would be amazing and more meaningful.
A professor stood before his
philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he
wordlessly 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.
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
Beers 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 and your favorite passions—-and 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 and 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.
Spend time with your children.
Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparents. Take your spouse out to
dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and mow
the lawn.
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 and said,
‘I’m glad you asked.’ The Beer just shows you that no matter how full your life
may seem, there’s always room for a couple of Beers with a friend.
Courtesy: Tribble Reese
