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Philosophy
Philosophy 😀
A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks about 2″ in diameter.
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, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full.
They agreed it was.
The students laughed. The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognise that this is your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – 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, your car.
The sand is everything else. The small stuff.”
“If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your 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 dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.”
“Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”But then… a student then took the jar which the other students and the professor agreed was full, and proceeded to pour in a glass of beer. Of course the beer filled the remaining spaces within the jar making the jar truly full.
The moral of this tale?:
That no matter how full your life is, there is always room for a beer.😀
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5 Replies
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You’ll never know wo much I needed to read that right now.
Thank you
Paul R(Mackerelbus Design)
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:lol1: :lol1:
Just be glad the student didn’t urinate in the jar, then it would’ve been:
No matter how full your life is, it’ll always take the p**s! 😮
Cheers, Dewi
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Simply Great!
Probably for diferent reasons but i’ll use Paul’s words as if they were my own. :thumbup2::drink4:
Britchenko
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A tiny bird was hopping around the farmyard in the dead of winter, digging through the snow with his tiny beak trying to find a few frozen worms for his dinner.
As time went on he grew weaker and weaker with cold and hunger until he collapsed on the snow about to draw his last breath when a cow cr @pped right on top of him.
Well, he thought, what a fine way to go, covered in cow dung. But the warmth of the dung began to thaw his frail little body out and revive his.
He dug his way to the top of the pile of dung and started singing at the top of his voice, just glad to be alive.
A nearby cat, hearing the birds gleeful song pounced on the unfortunate bird ate it.
What can we learn from this sorrowful tale.
1. Not everyone who cr @ps on you is your enemy.
2. Not everyone who pulls you out of the cr @p is your friend.
3 If youe happy to be in the cr @p, keep your mouth shut.
Paul R(Mackerelbus Design)
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Carrie
Only just read that, and I like it! Certianly puts things in prospective. I have 3 kids and still get time for a beer occasionally. 🙂 😀
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