> > > Got a laugh out of this one.
> > >
> > > A philosophy professor stood before his class and had
> > > 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, 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. He then asked the students again if
> > > the jar was full.
> > >
> > > They agreed it was. The students laughed. 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 recognise
> > > 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 disposal."
> > >
> > > "Take care of the rocks first - the things that really
> > > matter. Set your
> > > priorities. The rest is just sand."
> > >
> > > But then... A student then took the jar which 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: That no matter how full
> > > your life is, there is
> > > always room for BEER.
> > >
> > >
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