A professor before his philosophy class without saying a word, takes 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. Students sono d’accordo e dicono di si. Allora il professore prende una scatola piena di palline di vetro e la versa dentro il barattolo di maionese. Le palline di vetro riempiono gli spazi vuoti tra le palle da golf. Il professore chiede di nuovo agli studenti se il barattolo è pieno e loro rispondono di nuovo di si.
Il professore prende una scatola di sabbia e la versa dentro il barattolo. Ovviamente la sabbia riempie tutti gli spazi vuoti e il professore chiede ancora se il barattolo è pieno. Anche questa volta gli studenti rispondono con un si unanime. Il professore velocemente aggiunge due tazze di caffé al contenuto del barattolo ed effettivamente fills all the gaps between the sand. Then the students laugh. When the laughter subsided, the professor says, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life ... The golf balls are the important things like family, children, health, friends, love, the things we enjoy. These are things that even 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, car, etc.. The sand is everything else: the little things. If we put before all the sand into the jar, there would be room for the pebbles or the golf balls for. 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 really matter. You attention to things that are critical to your happiness playing with your kids, take the time to go to the doctor, go to dinner with your partner, practice your favorite sport or hobby. There will always be time to clean house , to cut the weeds, to fix the little things ... first occupied golf balls, 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 ask this question. It 's just to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there is always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend. "
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