[smee] Re: Fw: Theres always time for a beer or two and other thoughts
- From: "james vanderlinden" <v_man6@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: smee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 23:09:12 -0700
I agree, he is the smartest man alive!
>From: "steenhoek" <steenhoek@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: smee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: "SMEE" <smee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [smee] Fw: Theres always time for a beer or two and other thoughts
>Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 21:27:00 -0600
>
>I dont usually forward things like this...but I firmly believe this prof is
>the smartest man alive...
>
>
>
>The 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. So 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 an unanimous "yes."
>
>The professor then produced two cans of beer 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, 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 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 boyfriend/girlfriend out to dinner.
>Play another 18 holes of golf. 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 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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