This is beautiful and true...forwarding it on to my
family. Thanks Helen!
--- Hchalm@aol.com wrote:
> >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 right to > the top, rocks about 2" > > > > >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 in to > > the > > >jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of > course, rolled into the > > open > > >areas between the rocks. The students laughed. > > > > > > He asked his students again if the jar was > full? They agreed that yes, > > it > > >was. > > >The professor then 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 > > >in life that matter, but on a smaller scale. The > pebbles represent > > things > > >like your job, your house, your car. > > > > > >Te sand is everything else. The small stuff. If > you put the sand or the > > >pebbles into the jar first, there is no room for > the rocks. The same > > goes > > >for your life. If you spend all your energy and > time on the small stuff, > > > > >material things, you will never have room for > the things that are truly > > >most important. > > > > > >Pay attention to the things that are critical in > your life. Play with > > your > > >children. Take your partner out dancing. Tere > 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 pebbles and sand. > > > >
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