Golf Balls...!!!
Shabi Babu
One of the best mails I have ever recieved... do read
it ..
The
Mayonnaise Jar
When
things in your life seem almost too much to handle,
When 24 Hours in a day
is not enough,
Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.
A
professor stood before his philosophy class
And had some items in ?front of
him.
When the class began, wordlessly,
He 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 cups of coffee 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 - family,
children, health, Friends, and 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 like
your job, house, and 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.
So...
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.
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 coffee 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 cups of coffee with a friend.'
Please
share this with other "Golf Balls"
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Thanks and Regards,
Shabi Babu
