two glasses of wine (double post)
TWO GLASSES OF WINE *
>> ** 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 2 glasses of
>> wine theory…
>>
>> A professor stood before his philosophy class with some items on his desk
>> 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.
>>
>> 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 as full. The students responded with a unanimous “YES.”
>>
>> The professor then produced two glasses of wine 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,
>> and 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,
>> and 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 good 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 partner
>> out to dinner. Play another 18 holes. Do one more run down the ski
>> slope. 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 wine
>> 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 glasses of wine with a friend.”
