Good one. See below.
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Golfer Ball Philosophy. Interesting.
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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 start 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
It 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 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 dripping tap.
'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"
I just did......
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