Un professore, prima di iniziare la sua lezione di filosofia, pose alcuni oggetti davanti a sé, sulla cattedra. Senza dire nulla, quando la lezione iniziò, prese un grosso barattolo di maionese vuoto e lo riempì con delle palline da golf. Domandò quindi ai suoi studenti se il barattolo fosse pieno ed essi risposero di si.
Allora, il professore rovesciò dentro il barattolo una scatola di sassolini, scuotendolo leggermente. I sassolini occuparono gli spazi fra le palline da golf. Domandò quindi, di nuovo, ai suoi studenti se il barattolo fosse pieno ed essi risposero di si.
Il professor, and poured them into the jar a box of sand. Of course, the sand filled up all spaces. He asked once more the students if the jar was full, and they responded with a unanimous ".
The professor pulled out from under the two glasses of red wine and they poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the grains of sand. The students laughed!
"Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I wish you that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things, your family, your children, your health, your friends and things you like, things that if they remained after all the rest were lost, however, fill your life.
"The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your home and car. The sand is everything else, the little things."
"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there would be room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you use all your time and your energy on the small stuff , you will never have to devote to things that are really important to you.
"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children, keep an eye on your health. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18 holes! Let another round of skiing! There's always time to clean the house and rubbish removal. Devote the first golf balls, things that really matter. Define your priorities, all the rest is just sand. "
A student raised her hand and inquired what the wine represented. The professor smiled." I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show that no matter how full your life sembrae: there is always room for a couple of glasses of wine with a friend. "
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