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Benjamin

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Mayonnaise Jar &

Two Beers... 

 

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle,

when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2

Beers.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items

in front of him.

 

When the class began, he wordlessly 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 Beers 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 favorite passions---and 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.

 

 

Spend time with your

children.
  

 

Spend time with your

Spouse.

 

 

Spend time with your

parents.

 

 

Visit with your

grandparents.

 

 

Play another 18.

 

 

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 and said, 'I'm glad you asked.'

The Beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,

there's always room for a couple of Beers with a friend.

Please share

this with someone you care about.
I JUST

DID!

 

LIFE ISN'T ABOUT

WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS...

......IT'S

LEARNING HOW TO DANCE IN THE RAIN

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