Rocks: a meaning for 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 mayonaise jar 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 a jar. H e shook
the jar lightly. pebbles, of course, rolled into open areas between the rocks.
He then asked the student 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
recognize 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 ramained, 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 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 checkups. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be
time to go 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 then took the jar which the other students and the professor agreed was full,
and proceeded to slowly 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!
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