Philosophy of life. good read

[sensimil]

A professor stood before his Philosophy 101 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.
The professor then picked up a jar of pebbles and poured them into
the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the
open spaces between the golf balls. He then asked the students again
if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar
and 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 cans of beer from under the table and proceeded to
pour the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space
between the grains of 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 partner, your health, your
children, your friends, 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, 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 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 our partner out dancing. Play
another 18.
There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a
dinner party and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first -
the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand." One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer
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 beers."

[InferiorWang]

I've seen that before and it's true that there's always room for a couple beers.

[smokin&tokin]

haha that is one smart professor!

[Digit]

if i was that proffesor though.. i woulda used water insteada beer, then i coulda added another liquid to that like meths or moonshine.

hehe. science & logic to expand the philosophy.




if i was in that class ... i woulda been the guy who would ask. So what would a lifes quest, for example to save the world, be represented as? a golfball? many pebbles? loads of the sand grains? or something bigger than the golf balls? perhaps the jar itself?

[TooSicKs]

If i was tha professa i woulda put water instead of beer, grabbed a cork and punched a stem through it, man i bet that would make a sweet bong!!

But yeah, tru tru tho,

Some say "live every day like it was your last"

I say "Live every day like yesterday was your last"

Peace