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When things in your life seem almost too much to handle,
when 24 hours in a day are not enough,
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remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 bottles of Beer.
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A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some
items in front of him.
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When the class began, he wordlessly
picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf
balls.
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He then asked the students if the jar
was full. They agreed that
it was.
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The professor then picked up a box of pebbles
and poured them into
the jar.
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He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the
open areas between the golf balls.
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He then asked the students
again if the jar was full.They agreed
it was.
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The professor next picked up a box of sand and
poured it into the jar. Of
course, the sand filled up
everything else.
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He asked once more if the jar
was full.The students
responded with a unanimous
“yes.”
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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.
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The students laughed…
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“Now,” said the professor as the
laughter subsided, “I want you to recognize that
this jar represents your life.”
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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.
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The pebbles are the other things that
matter like your job, your house and your
car.
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The sand is everything else---the small stuff.
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“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued,
”there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls”.
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The same goes for life.
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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.
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Spend time with your
children
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Spend time with your
parents.
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Visit with grandparents.
Take your spouse out to dinner.
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Take time to get
medical checkups.
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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.
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One of the students raised her hand and inquired what
the Beer represented.
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The professor smiled and said,
“I'm glad you asked.”
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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.
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LIFE ISN'T ABOUT WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS...
...IT'S LEARNING HOW TO DANCE IN THE RAIN