The following sums up what is really important in life-
Golf balls, Pebbles & Sand
> A professor stood before his Philosophy 101 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 jar of pebbles and
> poured them into the jar.
>
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course,
> rolled into the open spaces between the golf balls. He
> then asked the students again if the
> jar was full. They agreed it was.
>
> The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it
> into the jar and of course the sand filled up
> everything else. He asked once more if the
> jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous yes.
>
> The professor then produced two cans of beer from
> under the table and proceeded to pour the entire
> contents into the jar, effectively filling
> the empty space between the grains of 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 partner, your
> health, your children, your faith, your friends, 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, like
> your job, your house, 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 your 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. Play with your children. Take time
> to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing. Play another 18.
>
> "There will always be time to go to work, clean the
> house, give a dinner party 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. "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 beers."
>Dean _________________________
At 17:09 9/2/2003, Bill Hawkins wrote:
Well. I'm setting here at 333 and I have "no likely chance" of getting the last 2 before I croak.
But then, I remember when it was "no likely chance" that I would get Albania or North Korea.
Heck, I remember when it was doubtful that we would have a shot at China. In the meantime there are still some countries I don't have on the WARC bands and most of them are pretty easy. That and
PSK 31 provide some interesting stuff whilleI am waiting. I just hope its not too long. I quit buying green bananas.
Bill W5EC
>Well, for what it is worth here is my thoughts. I am sitting at 325 and of the 10 I have >left, several (3 or 4) have "no likely chance" of operations. Why keep them on the
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