A professor stood with his class with a selection of items in front of him. When the lecture began, he took a very large glass, filled it up with large stones, approx. 5 cm wide. He asked the students: "Is the glass filled up now?" Everyone agreed that it was.
The Professor took some very small stones, and gently added them into the glass while he shook it very carefully, causing the smaller stones to go in between the larger stones. Then he asked once more: "Is the glass filled up now?" Everyone agreed that it was filled up.
The professor then placed a bag with sand on the table and the students laughed, of course the professor could add sand between the stones, and he filled it to the top.
"Now!" said the professor "Please imagine that this glass is your life!"
The large stones are the meaningful things in your life, family, girlfriend's, etc. kids, your health etc. things that are important so no matter what else they will always be a part of your life. The small stones are stuff not that important , like your job, house, car and the sand is everything else.
"Please notice! If the glass is full of sand there will be no room for small and large stones. It's the same in life, if you use your time and energy on small stuff there will be no room for important and meaningful stuff.
Always focus on which things there is important for you, and your life will be great and happy.
"Fill up your life with large stones that really matters and are important. Check and arrange your large rocks and stones and keep in mind that the rest is only smaller stones and sand."
The Professor now looks over the students and takes a glass of whisky, and carefully pours all the whisky between the sand, smaller and larger stones / rocks. He lifts his head up and says :
"And remember ! No matter how many rocks, stones or sand in your glass of life there will always be room for whisky !"
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