The philosophy professor was standing in front of his class and had some subjects in front of him. When the class began without a word he picked up a large empty glass bowl and began to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the bowl was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then took a box of small pebbles and poured them into a bowl, shaking it lightly. The pebbles rolled and filled the open space between the golf balls. He asked the students again if the bowl was full. They agreed that it was.
Then he took a box of sand and poured it into a bowl. Of course, the sand filled everything else. He asked once more if the bowl was full.
The students answered with a unanimous "Yes".
The professor then pulled two beers from under the table and poured all the contents into a container, filling the empty space between the sand. Students laughed…
"Now," the professor said when the laughter subsided, "I want you to imagine that this glass bowl represents your life. Golf balls are important things: your family, your children, your health, your friends and favorite passions, even if all the rest is lost and only they are left, your life will always be fulfilled.
Pebbles are other things like your business, your house and your car. Sand is everything else, little things.
"If you put sand in a glass bowl first," he continued, "there will be no room for pebbles or golf balls. The same is true in life."
If you spend all your time and energy on small things, you will never have room for things that are important to you.
Pay attention to the things that are most important for your happiness.
Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit grandparents. You go to dinner with your spouse. There will always be time to clean the house and mow the lawn.
Take care of your golf balls, put them first.
Set your priorities. Everything else is just sand.
One of the students raised his hand and asked what is beer?
The professor laughed and said: "I'm glad you asked that. Beer only shows that no matter how fulfilled and full of obligations your life is, there is always time for a couple of beers with friends."
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slatten49 wrote:
The philosophy professor was standing in front of his class and had some subjects in front of him. When the class began without a word he picked up a large empty glass bowl and began to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the bowl was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then took a box of small pebbles and poured them into a bowl, shaking it lightly. The pebbles rolled and filled the open space between the golf balls. He asked the students again if the bowl was full. They agreed that it was.
Then he took a box of sand and poured it into a bowl. Of course, the sand filled everything else. He asked once more if the bowl was full.
The students answered with a unanimous "Yes".
The professor then pulled two beers from under the table and poured all the contents into a container, filling the empty space between the sand. Students laughed…
"Now," the professor said when the laughter subsided, "I want you to imagine that this glass bowl represents your life. Golf balls are important things: your family, your children, your health, your friends and favorite passions, even if all the rest is lost and only they are left, your life will always be fulfilled.
Pebbles are other things like your business, your house and your car. Sand is everything else, little things.
"If you put sand in a glass bowl first," he continued, "there will be no room for pebbles or golf balls. The same is true in life."
If you spend all your time and energy on small things, you will never have room for things that are important to you.
Pay attention to the things that are most important for your happiness.
Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit grandparents. You go to dinner with your spouse. There will always be time to clean the house and mow the lawn.
Take care of your golf balls, put them first.
Set your priorities. Everything else is just sand.
One of the students raised his hand and asked what is beer?
The professor laughed and said: "I'm glad you asked that. Beer only shows that no matter how fulfilled and full of obligations your life is, there is always time for a couple of beers with friends."
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