When things in your life seem, almost too much to handle,
When 24 Hours in a day is not enough,
Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.
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 cups of coffee 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 - family,
children, health, Friends, and 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, house, and 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.
So...
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.
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 coffee 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 cups of coffee with a friend.'
5 comments:
I Love this post...
It is so meaningful..
and just to tell u that,
I have drop by here just to tell u that,
I miss you and Take care my dear friend..
=)
Nice sharing!!
want to lend color pen from me? :D
Michelle, firstly overwhelmed to see ur comment here.. as feel the warmth u gave la. ^^ thanks... u muz alwiz tc too, from ur fb profile know that u r in stress of working at times.. jiayouuu! ^^
Damao, thats jus a illustration to tell my hands alwiz manage to carry the wonderful things that fated to make life tough yet meaningful, i bet. =)
s7_ehui , don't worry. i understood whole article, you are so thoughtful, hee... ^^
Hereby i summarise keywords in this meaningful long article.
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.
如果你把所有的时间和精力都花在无关紧要的小事情上，那么你就永远无法做对你而言很重要的事。”
It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,
There’s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'
享受人生吧，请牢记“高尔夫球”并享受和朋友们喝咖啡的时光。
笔者很喜欢咖啡哦！^^
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