There once was a professor of philosophy who in front of his class took a large empty jar of pickles and without saying a word, began to fill it with golf balls. Then, he asked his students if the jar was full. The students were willing to say YES.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar of pickles. The pebbles rolled into the empty spaces between the golf balls. The teacher asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar of pickles. Of course, the sand fills all voids and the teacher asked again if the jar was full. The students unanimously answered YES.
Immediately after, the teacher added two cups of coffee into the jar of pickles and the coffee actually filled the spaces between the grains of sand. The students then began to laugh. When they finished, the professor said: I want you to realize that the pickle jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things like family, children, health, everything that is truly important. Our lives would still be full if we lost everything else and they were all that remained.
The pebbles are the other things that count such as work, home, car, etc. The sand is everything else, the little things in life. If you put the sand first, there would be no room for anything else - the pebbles or the golf balls.. It's the same thing in life.
If we spend all our energy and our time for small things, we will never have room for the things that really matter. Pay attention to things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children (or grandchildren!), take the time to go to the doctor, dinner with your family, playing sports or practicing your favorite hobbies. There will always be time to clean, repair the kitchen, etc. Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set priorities, the rest is just sand..
One student raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented... The professor smiled and said: It's good that you ask. It was just to show you that although your life may seem satisfied, there will always be room for a cup of coffee with a friend.
So when it seems that there are "too many" things in your life, when 24 hours don't seem sufficient...Remember the jar of pickles and have a cup of coffee with an old friend.
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Kada vam se učinite da gubite kontrolu nad svojim životom, kada 24 sata
na dan nije dovoljno, setite se tegle krastavaca ..... i ..... kafe ...
Profesor je stajao pred grupom studenata na času filozofije i držao neke
predmete iza sebe.Kada je čas počeo, bez reči je podigao, veliku praznu
teglu od kiselih krastavaca, stavio je na katedru i napunio lopticama za
tenis.Potom je upitao studente da li je tegla puna.Složili su se da jeste.
Zatim je profesor podigao kutiju punu kamenčića i sipao ih u teglu.
Blago ju je protresao.Kamenčići su se otkotrljali u prazan prostor
između loptica.
Tada je ponovo upitao studente da li je tegla puna.
Opet su odgovorili da jeste.
Sledeća kutija koju je profesor uzeo, bila je puna peska.Kada ga je
sipao, pesak je, naravno, ispunio sve preostale šupljine u tegli.Pitao
je još jednom da li je tegla puna !? Studenti su skrušeno odgovorili da
jeste.
Onda je profesor ispod stola izvadio dve šoljice pune kafe i sipao ih u
teglu.Kafa je natopila pesak.Studenti su se smejali. " Sada!?", rekao je
dok je smeh zamirao, " hoću da shvatite da ova tegla predstavlja vaš
život.Teniske loptice su važne stvari u vašem životu: vaša porodica,
vaša deca, vaše zdravlje, vaša vera i stvari kojima se strašno
predajete.To su one stvari uz koje bi vaš život i dalje bio ispunjen, i
kada bi sve drugo nestalo.Kamenčići su one stvari koje su važne: vaš
posao , vaša kuća i vaš auto. Pesak predstavlja preostale stvari. Male
stvari.
Ako napunite teglu peskom, nema mesta za kamenčiće i teniske loptice.
Isto važi i u životu. Ako potrošite sve svoje vreme i energiju na male
stvari, nikad nećete imati mesta za one važne stvari.
Vodite računa o stvarima koje su ključne za vašu sreću.Igrajte se sa decom.
Nađite vremena za odlazak lekaru.Izvedite partnera na večeru.
Ponašajte se ponovo kao da vam je 18 godina.Uvek će biti vremena da se
očisti kuća i urade popravke.Prvo se pobrinite za teniske loptice --
stvari koje su vam zaista važne.Utvrdite svoje prioritete.Sve ostalo je
pesak."
Jedna od studentkinja je podigla ruku i upitala šta je predstavljala kafa.
Profesor se nasmejao : " Drago mi je da ste pitali.Nju sipam , da bih
vam pokazao , da bez obzira koliko mislite da vam je život pun, uvek ima
prostora za šoljicu kafe sa prijateljem."
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar of pickles. The pebbles rolled into the empty spaces between the golf balls. The teacher asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar of pickles. Of course, the sand fills all voids and the teacher asked again if the jar was full. The students unanimously answered YES.
Immediately after, the teacher added two cups of coffee into the jar of pickles and the coffee actually filled the spaces between the grains of sand. The students then began to laugh. When they finished, the professor said: I want you to realize that the pickle jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things like family, children, health, everything that is truly important. Our lives would still be full if we lost everything else and they were all that remained.
The pebbles are the other things that count such as work, home, car, etc. The sand is everything else, the little things in life. If you put the sand first, there would be no room for anything else - the pebbles or the golf balls.. It's the same thing in life.
If we spend all our energy and our time for small things, we will never have room for the things that really matter. Pay attention to things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children (or grandchildren!), take the time to go to the doctor, dinner with your family, playing sports or practicing your favorite hobbies. There will always be time to clean, repair the kitchen, etc. Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set priorities, the rest is just sand..
One student raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented... The professor smiled and said: It's good that you ask. It was just to show you that although your life may seem satisfied, there will always be room for a cup of coffee with a friend.
So when it seems that there are "too many" things in your life, when 24 hours don't seem sufficient...Remember the jar of pickles and have a cup of coffee with an old friend.
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Kada vam se učinite da gubite kontrolu nad svojim životom, kada 24 sata
na dan nije dovoljno, setite se tegle krastavaca ..... i ..... kafe ...
Profesor je stajao pred grupom studenata na času filozofije i držao neke
predmete iza sebe.Kada je čas počeo, bez reči je podigao, veliku praznu
teglu od kiselih krastavaca, stavio je na katedru i napunio lopticama za
tenis.Potom je upitao studente da li je tegla puna.Složili su se da jeste.
Zatim je profesor podigao kutiju punu kamenčića i sipao ih u teglu.
Blago ju je protresao.Kamenčići su se otkotrljali u prazan prostor
između loptica.
Tada je ponovo upitao studente da li je tegla puna.
Opet su odgovorili da jeste.
Sledeća kutija koju je profesor uzeo, bila je puna peska.Kada ga je
sipao, pesak je, naravno, ispunio sve preostale šupljine u tegli.Pitao
je još jednom da li je tegla puna !? Studenti su skrušeno odgovorili da
jeste.
Onda je profesor ispod stola izvadio dve šoljice pune kafe i sipao ih u
teglu.Kafa je natopila pesak.Studenti su se smejali. " Sada!?", rekao je
dok je smeh zamirao, " hoću da shvatite da ova tegla predstavlja vaš
život.Teniske loptice su važne stvari u vašem životu: vaša porodica,
vaša deca, vaše zdravlje, vaša vera i stvari kojima se strašno
predajete.To su one stvari uz koje bi vaš život i dalje bio ispunjen, i
kada bi sve drugo nestalo.Kamenčići su one stvari koje su važne: vaš
posao , vaša kuća i vaš auto. Pesak predstavlja preostale stvari. Male
stvari.
Ako napunite teglu peskom, nema mesta za kamenčiće i teniske loptice.
Isto važi i u životu. Ako potrošite sve svoje vreme i energiju na male
stvari, nikad nećete imati mesta za one važne stvari.
Vodite računa o stvarima koje su ključne za vašu sreću.Igrajte se sa decom.
Nađite vremena za odlazak lekaru.Izvedite partnera na večeru.
Ponašajte se ponovo kao da vam je 18 godina.Uvek će biti vremena da se
očisti kuća i urade popravke.Prvo se pobrinite za teniske loptice --
stvari koje su vam zaista važne.Utvrdite svoje prioritete.Sve ostalo je
pesak."
Jedna od studentkinja je podigla ruku i upitala šta je predstavljala kafa.
Profesor se nasmejao : " Drago mi je da ste pitali.Nju sipam , da bih
vam pokazao , da bez obzira koliko mislite da vam je život pun, uvek ima
prostora za šoljicu kafe sa prijateljem."
