A couple glasses of wine!

"A professor stood before his philosophy 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. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the
jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas
between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full.
They agreed it was.
 
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else He asked once more if the
jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then produced two glasses of wine from under the table
and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty
space between the sand. The students laughed.

'Now,' said the professor, 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 children, your health, your
friends, and 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,
and 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 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
to dinner. Play another 18. Do one more run down the ski slope. There
will always be time to clean the house 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 wine
represented. The professor smiled. I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show yo u
that no matter how full your life may seem, there' s always room for a couple
of glasses of wine with a friend.

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hoursin a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 glasses of wine."

 

 

 

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