Thoughts to Ponder:
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What do you think is your top 3 things that is most important in life?
“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.”
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What do you think is your top 3 things that is most important in life?
Before you think about it let me share the story of the "Empty Mayonnaise Jar". This is a very common story. I’ve read it many times. There’s another story that I already shared which is similar. This is one of the greatest motivational stories I have ever read. The story really given me a strong emphasis on what are the priorities in life, and in daily routine. This really helped me to tune my mind towards my larger goal and to ger rid of frustruations, arguments and other sensitiveness at least to certain extent. Hope you like it :)
This is a RE-POST. Credit to original author.
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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, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.”
“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – 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, 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 rocks. The same goes for your 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 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 sand.”
~Author Unknown
Have a great week!