Life

[chelle]

From a wise person I know.

 

LIFE

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar…….and the beer.

 

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he 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. So 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 that 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 cans of beer 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, your favorite passions –things that if everything else were lost, and only they remained, your live 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,” 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. Play with your children. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. 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 represents. The professor smiled. “I’m glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of beers.”

[JoshK]

That is awesome! Great post!

[Dru]

we have that posted on the fridge door at work

[EWolfe]

It does fill the liquid space nicely

[cracked]

"Life's just a blast

moving really fast

better stay on top or life will kick you in the ass"

 

[allthumbs]

when my life is over

and my time has come to pass

I hope they bury me upside down

so the world can kiss my ass

 

[lummox]

that is life? fukin golfballs gravel sand and a couple beers? fuk that analogy bullshit. and life aint 'like a box a chocolates' either. old dog turds seem to pass for profound thought at college eh?

[allthumbs]

I was just thinking, if buried shallow enough, jon could use me for a bike rack.

[lummox]

I was just thinking, if buried shallow enough, jon could use me for a bike rack.

aspire to be more. like a lawn dart target. you dont have to be buried for that.

[gapertimmy]

I was just thinking, if buried shallow enough, jon could use me for a bike rack.

 

thanks for the nice post ehmmic

[minx]

 

life is good

[Stonehead]

I was just thinking, if buried shallow enough, jon could use me for a bike rack.

 

Jon's bike

 

Edited January 16, 2004 by Stonehead

[chelle]

that is life? fukin golfballs gravel sand and a couple beers? fuk that analogy bullshit. and life aint 'like a box a chocolates' either. old dog turds seem to pass for profound thought at college eh?

 

Your life sounds pretty pathetic..or at a minimum your attitude is.

[catbirdseat]

Lummox is a concrete thinker- sand, gravel, all we need is some cement.

[Thinker]

hell, I'd settle for a little compaction...