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----- Subject: Not a box of chocolate after all-just thinking of you THE MAYONNAISE JAR AND COFFEE > > When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when > 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar... and the > 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. > > So 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: God, family, your children, your health, your > friends, and 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, and 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 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 to dinner. > Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix > the disposal." > > Take care of the things that really matter first..... the golf balls. > 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 someone you care about. -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
