Rocks and Philosophy

by closer2fine 3 Replies latest jw friends

  • closer2fine
    closer2fine

    Someone sent this to me, I thought it was cool......

    A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some
    items in front of him.

    When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty
    mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks; rocks about
    2" in diameter.

    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, of course, rolled into the open areas between the
    rocks. 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. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

    "Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize that this is
    your life. The rocks are the important things - your family,
    your partner, your health, your children - 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, there is no room for the
    pebbles or the rocks. 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. Take care of the
    rocks first - the things that really matter. Set your priorities.
    The rest is just sand."

    Then a student then took the jar which the other students
    and the professor agreed was full, and proceeded to pour in a
    glass of beer. Of course the beer filled the remaining spaces
    within the jar making the jar truly full.

    The moral of this tale is: no matter how full your life is, there
    is always room for beer.

    If God dropped acid, would he see people? -- Steven Wright

  • Big Jim
    Big Jim

    That was good.

  • riz
    riz

    I like beer. I'll do my part in keeping the beer biz afloat.

    riz
    (concerned citizen)

    Stop looking at me, swan!- Billy Madison

  • peaceloveharmony
    peaceloveharmony

    riz, i'll help you!

    *raises full glass of guinness* CHEERS!

    love
    harmony

    "If God has spoken, why is the world not convinced?"
    ..........Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet (1792-1822)

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