[Steve Shauger]

This was sent to me wanted to share it...

Philosophy of life:

>A professor stood before his Philosophy 101 class and had some items in

>front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large

>and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. 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

>spaces between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the

>jar was full. They agreed it was.

>

>The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of

>course, the sand filled up everything else. He then asked once more if the

>jar was full. The students agreed with a unanimous --yes!

>

>The professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and

>proceeded to pour the entire contents in to the jar effectively filling the

>empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

>

>"Now," the professor said, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to

>recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the

>important things -- your family, your partner, your health, your children,

>your friends, your favorite passions --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," he continued, "there is no room

>for the pebbles or the golf balls. 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. Play another 18 holes.

>There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner

>party and fix the disposal."

>

>"Take care of the golf balls first -- the things that really matter. Set

>your priorities. The rest is just sand."

>

>One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer represented.

>The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that

>no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of

>beers!"

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