One day, a wise professor stood in front of his students with a big glass jar. Without saying a word, he filled it with golf balls.
Then he asked, “Is the jar full?”
The students said, “Yes!”
Next, he poured small pebbles into the jar. The pebbles filled the spaces between the golf balls.
“Is it full now?” he asked.
“Definitely!” the students replied.
Then, he poured sand into the jar, which filled in all the tiny gaps.
Again he asked, “Full now?”
“YES!” the class shouted.
Finally, he took two cups of coffee and poured them into the jar. The coffee soaked into the sand.
The professor smiled and said:
Moral:
Focus on the things that truly matter. The rest will fit in. And always make time for what brings you joy.
Then he asked, “Is the jar full?”
The students said, “Yes!”
Next, he poured small pebbles into the jar. The pebbles filled the spaces between the golf balls.
“Is it full now?” he asked.
“Definitely!” the students replied.
Then, he poured sand into the jar, which filled in all the tiny gaps.
Again he asked, “Full now?”
“YES!” the class shouted.
Finally, he took two cups of coffee and poured them into the jar. The coffee soaked into the sand.
The professor smiled and said:
“This jar is your life.”
- The golf balls are the important things – your family, health, friends, passions.
- The pebbles are the smaller things – your job, house, car.
- The sand is everything else – small stuff that fills your time.
- And the coffee? It shows that no matter how full life seems, there’s always room for a coffee with a friend.
Moral:
Focus on the things that truly matter. The rest will fit in. And always make time for what brings you joy.
