The mayonnaise jar and the 2 Beers

This is for another friend, who gave such a beautiful insight by a post of his..!!! I wanted to reply to him there, but then, I thought, I should be sharing it with you all also...

It is so often in life that we forget the most important things... and we want the most trivial things in life. Its often that we misplace our priorities in life.

Here is a lil philosophy that my father shared with me, for all my lovely readers to ponder about..

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had

some items in front of him.

When the class began, he wordlessly 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 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 Beers 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---your family,

your children, your health, your friends and your

favorite passions---and 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.

Spend time with your children.

Spend time with your parents.

Visit with grandparents.

Take time to get medical checkups.

Take your spouse out to dinner.

Play another 18.

There will always be time to clean the house and fix

the disposal..

Take care of the golf balls first---the things that

really matter.

The rest is just sand.

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what

the Beer represented.

The professor smiled and said, 'I'm glad you asked.'

The Beer just shows you that no matter how full your

life may seem, there's always room for a couple of

Beers with a friend. So go home and share a couple of beers with your loved ones today! :)

So what say??

Cheers!!!