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  • Golf and your life

    I posted this a couple of years ago and just discovered it again.

    When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours
    In a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar...and the beer.
    A professor stood before his philosophy 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.
    So 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 an unanimous "yes."
    The professor then produced two cans of beer 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
    recognise that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important
    things--your family, your children, your health, your friends, your
    favourite 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 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
    check-ups.
    Take your partner 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. 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.




    Ian.

  • #2
    Re: Golf and your life

    What a great story Ian. Thanks for sharing it.

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    • #3
      Re: Golf and your life

      Bravo,
      thanyou for sharing this.

      Killer.

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      • #4
        Re: Golf and your life

        pure class!

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        • #5
          Re: Golf and your life

          Pretty good stuff there!

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          • #6
            Re: Golf and your life

            Only 2 beer?

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            • #7
              Re: Golf and your life

              That was worth reading.............thanks.

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