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A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in
front of him. When 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. 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 recognize that this is your life. The rocks are the
important things -- your family, your partner, your health, your
children -- anything that is so important to you that if it were lost,
you would be nearly destroyed. 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 energy and time 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 wife out daNational Cancer Instituteng. 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."
Author Unknown...
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