I am here, just not getting to my email every day right now. Garnet
"They love me, they really love me!" Sally Fields Oscar Acceptance Speech On Fri, 2004-10-08 at 16:14, William Amos wrote: > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----- > > 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]> >
