Philosophy !

[Bazza]

> When things in your

> life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough,

> remember the mayonnaise jar & golf balls.

>

> A professor stood before his philosophy class and

> had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked

> up a verylarge 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 an 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 favourite 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. Arrange a

> family gathering.

>

> There will always be time to clean the house and

> wash the car . 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 you that no

> matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of

> glasses of wine with good friends'

:D

[aztecbandit1]

Thats quite clever when you look at life like that it all makes sense to me :D

Maybe not to you though Barrie because your old??

[Bazza]

i just fill my jar with wine .....sod the rest of ya

[aztecbandit1]

[Rikos]

I have heard that before. The first thing i then did was go and buy a pack of top quality golf balls and they have never left my side since!!!

I have lost everything else but my golf balls remain and as long as i stick with the philosophy and keep my golf balls my life will still be full

[WylieCoyote]

To rival Aristotle and Plato. Very good, and makes perfect sense.

[DJ Wozza]

Take your partner out to dinner.

Or remember aniversaries & birthdays etc