The Professor

 

A professor stood before his class with some items in front of him.

When the class began, he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar,

And proceeded to fill it with rocks about 2” in diameter. He then

asked the students if the jar was full and yes, they agreed it was

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them

into the jar, which he shook. The pebbles of course, rolled into the

open spaces between the rocks. He 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 imagine that this jar and its contents represent your life.

The rocks are the important things – your family, your women,

your health, your kids. If everything else was lost, and only

they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the

other things that matter. You’re 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 time 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 see if your dying. Take

your women out dancing. There will always be time to go to work,

tune the car, work on your sad web site, and fix the garbage disposal.

Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set

your priorities. The rest is just sand. One drunk little chump 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. Which

proves: No matter how full your life is, there is always room

for a beer.