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To
Everything There is a Season: . A Time to Weep, A Time to
Laugh.
Ecclesiastes 3
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Pebbles and Sand
A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in
front of him. When class began, wordlessly he picked up a large, empty
mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks right to the top ~
rocks about 2” in diameter.
He then asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed 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, of course, rolled into
the open areas between the rocks.
The students laughed. He asked his students again if the jar was full?
They agreed that, yes, it was.
The professor then picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this is YOUR
LIFE!
The rocks are the IMPORTANT things ~ your family, your partner, your
health, your children ~ anything that is so important to you that if it
were lost, you would be nearly destroyed.
The pebbles are the other things in life that matter, but on a smaller
scale. The pebbles represent things like your job, your house, and your
car. The sand is everything else. The small stuff.”
“If you put the sand or the pebbles into the jar first, there is no
room for the rocks.
The same goes for your life. If you spend all your energy and time on
the small stuff, material things, you will never have room for the
things that are truly most important.”
“Pay attention to the things that are critical in your life. Play with
your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out
dancing! There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give
a dinner party and fix the disposal.”
“Take care of the rocks first ~ the things that really matter! Set your
priorities.
The rest is just pebbles and sand!”
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Return HOME from Pebbles
and Sand
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