Life With A Jar And A Cup Of Coffee

Every once in a while, I see inspirational stories and words of wisdom from 9gag. Yep, you read it right. 9gag, a highly popular comedy website known for having funny trolling posts, also provides serious stuff every now and then. Though, my take is that those posters were bloggers from Tumblr (that blogging site is notorious for being cheesy and mushy.) And they visit 9gag to spread their emo-ness or whatever you call that.

Anyhow, here is the inspirational story that I want to share with you....

"When life seems to be too much to handle, just remember two things: a jar and two cups of coffee."

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 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 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 a 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.
The students laughed, "Our life is just like this jar."

"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
- 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, 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.

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 of cups of coffee with a friend."