Live life to the full. No one went to their grave saying I wished I spent more time at the office

[stanier]

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 roll
ed 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 parents. Visit with grandparents. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and mow the lawn.

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.

“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.”
---B.B. King

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[pmover]

Excellent! Thhanke. Now don't hurry to work or home. Home never goes away.

 

[arunmrao]

stanier thanks an excellent one!!Moral of this story, stay with your friends for a drink and then go to the family,no need to rush home.

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[patprimmer]

Well I'm going to an apocalypse party shortly. My intent is to convince some young lady (OK young is relative & includes 60+ when your my age) that there will be no tomorrow, so party on with no thought of consequences. ;-)

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[TD2K]

Be quick though, we only have hours left.

 

[ScottyUK]

Let us know if you reach the afterlife Pat. That would give me about 14 hours to get partying.

 

[IRstuff]

Well, still here...

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[MadMango]

I've been meaning to do this presentation for my step kids, maybe this time I'll remember. It seems since the world is still here I have the time.

"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."

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[patprimmer]

No Scotty. I just evaporated into oblivion.

It seems my atheist views where correct, or else all atheists and damned to oblivion why those of true faith are preserved in paradise.


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[btrueblood]

So, there's still internet connectivity in oblivion...good to know.

 

[TheTick]

Had to be a philosophy professor. The students in engineering taking twice the credit load of harder classes have already learned to manage their time.

 

[tbuelna]

Here's my version of that parable:

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 half way with water. He then asked the students if the jar was half-full or half-empty. The liberal arts majors in the class said the jar was half-empty because the greedy capitalists stole some of the water. The political science majors in the class said the jar was only half-full because the greedy rich had not contributed their fair share of water needed to fill the jar. After hearing these comments from his students, the professor began to feel an overwhelming sense of satisfaction that his efforts at indoctrinating his pupils with his Marxist political philosophy had begun to bear fruit. But after a brief silence, and before the professor had time to fully enjoy his big moment of happiness (ie his "golf ball"), a mechanical engineering major stood up at the back of the class and said, "Professor, from a practical perspective it does matter whether the jar is half-full or half-empty. The more important fact is that the jar is apparently twice as big as it needs to be".