Golf Balls & Beer:
GOLF BALLS & BEER: Standing in front of his class, a philosophy professor picked up a very large, empty jar, and filled it with golf balls. He then asked his students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then poured a box of small pebbles into the jar, shaking them so that they rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. Again, he asked if the jar was full. The class agreed it was. Next, he shook a box of sand into the jar. Asking the same question, he got the same reply; “yes, the jar is full.” Finally, the professor emptied two cans of beer into the full jar.(laughter) “Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things - your family, 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 to you, like your job, your house, your car, or your boat. The sand is everything else - the little things in life.” “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 little things, you will never have room for the things that are really important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your well-being and happiness. Take care of the golf balls first, those things that really matter. Set your priorities, realizing that the little things are just sand.” One of the students raised her hand, asking; “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 seems, there’s always room for a couple of beers.” For what it's worth ... Gord
