Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff!!
Filed Under: Life at 10:18 pm on the January 5, 2012 |
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Now I’m sure some of you have read this one before, but it’s so good I have to share it. It really makes you take stock of your life and not to sweat the small stuff.
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. 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 students laughed.
The professor 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 unanimously ‘yes’.
The professor then produced two glasses of Champagne from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectivley filling the empty space between the sand.
“Now,” said the professor as the laughter subsided “I want you to recognise that this is your life.
The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – and 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 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.
Spend time with your children
Spend time with your parents
Visit with grandparents
Take time to get medical checkups
Take your spouse out to dinner
There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.
Take care of the rocks 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 champagne represented.
The professor smiled and said ‘I’m glad you asked’
The champagne just shows that no matter how full your life is there’s always time for a drink with friends.
