A professor stood before his philosophy class with some curious items in front of him.
When the class began, he picked up a very large and empty jar and filled it with golf balls.He then turned to the students and asked, if the jar was full. They all agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. Shaking them lightly the pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He again asked the students if the jar was full. And again the students all agreed that the jar was now full.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. The sand filled every nook and cranny. Once more he asked if the jar was full. And once more the students responded with an unanimous “yes.”
As the students laughter subsided, the professor said, “Now, I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.
The GOLF BALLS are the important things; family, children, health, 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 things that matter like your Job, house, boat and car.
The SAND is everything else: The small stuff.
‘If you put the sand in first, 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.
