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inspiring story about your life.
A Professor stood before his philosophy 1) and had some items in
front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very
large and 2) ... mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf
3) . . He then asked the students if the jar was 4) .. They agreed
that it was.
So the Professor then picked up a 5) .. of pebbles and poured
them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled
into the 6) .. areas between the golf balls. He then asked the
students again if the 7) was full. They agreed it was. The
Professor next picked 8) ... a box of sand and poured it into the
jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything 9) .... He asked once
more if the jar was full. The 10) .. responded with an unanimous
yes.The Professor then produced two cups of 11) .. from under the
table and poured the entire contents 12) .. the jar, effectively
filling the space between the grains of sand. Now, said the 13) .,
as the laughter subsided, I want you to recognize that this jar
represents your 14) .. . The golf balls are the important
thingsyour family, your children, your health, your friends, and
your favorite 15) .......................... things that if
everything else was 16) . and only they remained, your life would
still be full.The pebbles are the other 17) that matter like your
job, your 18) ., and your car. The sand is everything else -the
small stuff.If you 19) 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 20) . on the small stuff,
you will never have room for the things that are important to you.
Pay 21) ....... to the things that are critical to your 22) .. Play
with your 23) ..... . Take time to get medical checkups. Take your
partner out to 24) ... . Play another 18.There will always be 25)
.. 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 26) ........ One of the students raised her 27)
and inquired what the coffee represented. The Professor smiled. Im
glad you asked. It just goes to 28) .. show you that no matter how
full your life may seem, theres always 26) .... for a couple of
cups of coffee with a 27) ..
Key: 1. class2. empty3. balls4. full5. box 6. open7. jar8. up9.
else10. students11. coffee 12. into13. Professor14. life15.
passions16. lost17. things18. house19. put20. energy21.
attention22. happiness23. children24. dinner25. time26. sand27.
hand28. show29. room30. friend
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 cups of coffee from under the
table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively
filling the space between the grains of sand. 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
thingsyour 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 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. Im glad you asked. It
just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,
theres always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.
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Professor by Melik Duyar
