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<font color=blue>DVC-Trivia Contest, Apr-2006: Hon
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A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When class began, he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it to the top with 2" diameter rocks. 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 and shook it lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. The students laughed. He asked his students again if the jar was full. Again they agreed it was.
The professor then picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. The sand filled up everything else. "Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize that this is your life. The rocks are the important things like your family, your partner, your health, your children, and anything that is so important to you that if it were lost, it would destroy you. The pebbles are the other things in life that matter, but on a smaller scale. The pebbles represent things like your job, house, or car. The sand is everything else...the small stuff. If you put the sand or the pebbles into the jar first, there is no room for the rocks. The same is true for your life. If you spend all your energy and time on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are truly the most important.
Pay attention to the things that are critical in your life. Play with your children, take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out. 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. Set your priorities, the rest is just pebbles and sand.
(sorry for the long post, Jason)
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar and shook it lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. The students laughed. He asked his students again if the jar was full. Again they agreed it was.
The professor then picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. The sand filled up everything else. "Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize that this is your life. The rocks are the important things like your family, your partner, your health, your children, and anything that is so important to you that if it were lost, it would destroy you. The pebbles are the other things in life that matter, but on a smaller scale. The pebbles represent things like your job, house, or car. The sand is everything else...the small stuff. If you put the sand or the pebbles into the jar first, there is no room for the rocks. The same is true for your life. If you spend all your energy and time on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are truly the most important.
Pay attention to the things that are critical in your life. Play with your children, take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out. 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. Set your priorities, the rest is just pebbles and sand.
(sorry for the long post, Jason)
