coach03
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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 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. He then 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 recognise 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 remained, 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 the
> > 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
> > 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."
> >
> >
> > But then...
> >
> > A student 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.
> >
> > The moral of this tale is:
> > - that no matter how full your life is, there is
> > always room for more
> > BEER
> > had some items in
> > front of him. When the 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. He then 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 recognise 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 remained, 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 the
> > 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
> > 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."
> >
> >
> > But then...
> >
> > A student 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.
> >
> > The moral of this tale is:
> > - that no matter how full your life is, there is
> > always room for more
> > BEER
