shyamprad 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2007 Life and A Cup Of Coffee 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 coffee. 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 a unanimous "Yes." The professor then produced two cups of coffee 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 ball 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 checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18 holes. 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 enquired what the coffee 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 cup of coffee with ur friend." Do you agree, I think it may well apply to our life. I liked it much and hence put in the FORUM......... Regards, SHYAM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yadav 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2007 (edited) I am really impressed with the moral of this piece of writing. It is influencial as well, trying to define what life is how much can be achieved in life. It seems just not like a story, but a true giuide to everyone's life. Thank you Shyam sir. Edited December 21, 2007 by Yadav Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pokhrel 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2007 Interesting piece of post! It is true to note that we all must pay heed to those things that really matters to life. However, we must accept that, it is sometimes very difficult to identify those elements at the stipulated time. I believe happiness in life comes from success that was aspired and achieved in targeted period but success comes from experience and experience comes from hard work, mistakes etc. There is no short cut or jig jag way for this. I assume, most of us, sometimes missed what we should have done at last. It is good at least, we knew by than what should be done in future to not to repeat those things should not have been done. These key elements are passport to success. Cup of tea or coffee with mate is indeed an interesting issue. Yes, socialisation is very important and having fun with friends is also equally important. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kslsanjeeb9 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2007 Good One Shyam Sir ! Nice piece for reading Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DB Sahi 0 Report post Posted December 23, 2007 Life and A Cup Of Coffee 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 coffee. 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 a unanimous "Yes." The professor then produced two cups of coffee 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 ball 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 checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18 holes. 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 enquired what the coffee 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 cup of coffee with ur friend." Do you agree, I think it may well apply to our life. I liked it much and hence put in the FORUM......... Regards, SHYAM Shyamji, really good one!!! Regards, DB Sahi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kslsanjeeb9 0 Report post Posted December 23, 2007 (edited) Professors are the analyst of any society ...a social engineer and doctor of social science . The piece of material i got carried away by it . Edited December 23, 2007 by kslsanjeeb9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GyanuRaut 0 Report post Posted December 23, 2007 Very NICE One. Thanks for posting it in the forumn regards Gyanu Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SHIVAPURI 0 Report post Posted December 24, 2007 shyamprad ji, Very nice one, I liked it verymuch. An actual reflection of REALITY, Thanks for wonderfull piece, REGARDS, BABA-SHIVAPURI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
