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Life lessons learned over coffee
‘Is the jar full now?’ he asked. Again the students agreed that it was. The professor then commenced to pour sand into the jar, where it filled the remaining spaces between the balls and the pebbles. Once again the class agreed that the jar was truly full.
The professor then produced two cups of coffee and filled the already full jar to the brim. ‘This jar,’ he said, ‘represents your life. The golf balls are the important things — your family and friends, your health and your passions. If you lost everything but these, your life would still be full.
‘The pebbles are other meaningful things in your life — your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else — the small stuff.
‘If you put sand into the jar first,’ he continued, ‘there is no room for the pebbles or golf balls. And the same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have time for the things that are really important. Make room for the important things in your life. The rest is just sand.’
‘And what about the coffee?’ one student asked.
The professor smiled and said, ‘It just shows that no matter how full your life may seem, there is always room for a cup or two of coffee with a friend.’
Shared by AmyA philosophy professor stood in front of his class and held up a large mayonnaise jar. Without speaking, he proceeded to fill the jar with golf balls. He then asked the students, ‘Is the jar full?’ They agreed that it was. He then began to pour pebbles into the jar where it settled into the spaces between the golf balls.
cute story.
‘Is the jar full now?’ he asked. Again the students agreed that it was. The professor then commenced to pour sand into the jar, where it filled the remaining spaces between the balls and the pebbles. Once again the class agreed that the jar was truly full.
The professor then produced two cups of coffee and filled the already full jar to the brim. ‘This jar,’ he said, ‘represents your life. The golf balls are the important things — your family and friends, your health and your passions. If you lost everything but these, your life would still be full.
‘The pebbles are other meaningful things in your life — your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else — the small stuff.
‘If you put sand into the jar first,’ he continued, ‘there is no room for the pebbles or golf balls. And the same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have time for the things that are really important. Make room for the important things in your life. The rest is just sand.’
‘And what about the coffee?’ one student asked.
The professor smiled and said, ‘It just shows that no matter how full your life may seem, there is always room for a cup or two of coffee with a friend.’
