Kinderschreck
02.07.2001, 10:53
Philosophy of Life
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 check-ups. 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 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.
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 check-ups. 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 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.