> >A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front > >of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty > >mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks of about 2" in > diameter. > >He then asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed that it was. > > > >So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the > >jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the > open > >areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was > >full. They agreed it was. > > > >The students laughed. The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it > >into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. > > > >"Now,"said the professor, "I want you to recognise that this is your > life. > >The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your > >health, your children - 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, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. > > > >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. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a > >dinner party and fix the disposal." > > > >"Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter. Set your > >priorities. The rest is just sand." > > > >But then... > > > >A student then took the jar which the other students and the professor > >agreed was full, and proceeded to pour in a glass of beer. Of course the > >beer filled the remaining spaces within the jar making the jar truly > full. > > > >The moral of this tale is: > > > >that no matter how full your life is, there is always room for more > BEER!!! > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
