fatimabilals
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Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had
some items in front of him.
When the class began, he wordlessly 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 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---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 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.
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 golf balls first---the things that
really matter.
The rest is just sand.
Wassalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had
some items in front of him.
When the class began, he wordlessly 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 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---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 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.
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 golf balls first---the things that
really matter.
The rest is just sand.
Wassalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh
