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Posts: 5118 · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 2:16 am

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the World.

--- Nelson Mandela

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From: Subject: !!!!!!!!Toooo Good!!!!!!!!

è When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24

hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2

cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items

in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly 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.

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 b etween 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 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 children, your health, your friends

and your favorite passions---and 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. Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents.

Visit with grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your

spouse 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 and said, "I'm glad you asked."

The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may

seem, there's always room for a couple of cups o f coffee with a friend."

Please share this with someone you care about..

I JUST DID

Posts: 2640 · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 2:58 am

Thank you

Posts: 2246 · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:20 am

OH Pravin,

Once again your are very inspiring, reminding of us of the important things in life.

Thank you. Lots of love.
Karlene

Posts: 2258 · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:00 pm

yea Karlene it's true

dhav

Posts: 4397 · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:55 am

thanks pravin, what all u r writting here impresses and inspires me a lot, i am going thro ur postings randomly picking, everything inspires me ,too good to read,

i love philosophy, indeed ur writings gives me the confidence , i think, i too can contribute something to this foroum, i like reading swami vivekanandas,ramakrishna pramahamsas,sree ramanas, the list goes.....
i collect books sayins ofthem.while going thr o ur postings i am able to recollect many items which were read by me, i enjoy them reading again,

pl write about Isha upanishad, it is really interesting, i know little about this.Once i visited Dhayanalinga temple situated in Coimbatore, the peace and silent inspired me alot,i salute sri jaggi vasudevji, for his efforts of constructing such a beautiful place of worship,many foreigners r seen there, my heartpulls me back there, i dont know when God will give me the opportunity to vist again

My humble pranams to all such saints
prasanna