coffee anyone?

i stumbled upon an interesting story about life and i thought that i should post it here...


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.
So 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 mugs of coffee
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 health, your
children, your friends, 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, 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. Take time to get
medical checkups. Take your partner out to
dinner. Play another 18.

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 coffee 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 cups of coffee."

~but my life seems too be empty...heh~