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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
recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
important things--your family, your children, your health, 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 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 spouse 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."

freza wrote::spam1:

Typical



And I can just imagine the lynch mob that would descend on this post if I replied 'spam' to a religious topic.

freza wrote::spam1:

Arse reply Freza. I like this post, heard it before, but it's very very true.

Nice one bro.

jabba, first of all - why would you reply "spam" on a religious topic if this is a religion forum? You make no sense.
Lynch mob? hahaha, my you are a sensitive man!

Oh and your post was not about religion, politics or philosophy - no don't even go there - it was not about philosophy unless you also want to refer to messages on bazooka gum wrappers as philosophy.

But simple-minded and truly "typical" peeps like Choco enjoy this stuff, so why not put it on the games or whatever forum.

Clearly you just don't appreciate how deep and meaningful this post can actually be. It's Philosophical, clearly beyeond your comprehention.

Freeza - you are one angry puppy - Are you still resentful about the atheist posts?

Either that or maybe you fancy the moderators job for this section.

choco, my azz is more philosophical than jabba's post.

jabba, I am a puppy, but not an angry one. Someone telling you the truth is automatically angry? Well then, someone bringing up past posts (for no rational and apparent reason) is gay. How about that, OK with you?

And your reference to me wanting to be a mod is quite silly, I have no such "ambitions" ha! But nice defensive try. Though I'm sure you're not at all a defensive type of guy, no way.

This was one of the few sections that I enjoyed and I don't think it's cool for peeps to dump cheesy cut and pastes on it, hope you understand. Why not discuss Nietzsche instead?

Retracted by JJ.

I don't understand in these forums why simple good-natured albeit copy-pasted posts turn into something like what is happening now here?

What was retracted? JJ, you can have a good political career with your style than being a philosopher.

PM can do magic. tsk..tsk..