TWO GLASSES OF WINE

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...
>
> 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.
>
> 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 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 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, < /B> 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 things that are important to you.'
>
> 'Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play

> with your children. T ake ti me to get medical che ckups. Take your
> partner out to dinner. Play another 18. Do one more run down the ski
> slope. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the waste
> 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 pro fessor 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.'
>
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