A professor arrived in class with a glass jar, the kind usually used to preserve food. He placed it on the desk, then bent down under the shelf and pulled out about ten stones, irregularly shaped, and carefully, one at a time, placed them in the jar. When the jar was completely filled and no more stones could be added, he asked the class, \u201cIs the jar full?\u201d Everyone answered yes.
\n\u201cReally?\u201d He bent down again under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. He poured the gravel, shaking the jar slightly, so that the pebbles slipped into the spaces between the stones. He asked again: \u201cIs the jar full now?\u201d At this point the class had understood.
\n\u201cProbably not,\u201d replied one.
\n\u201cGood,\u201d replied the teacher. He bent down under the table and took a bucket of sand and poured it into the jar, filling all the remaining free space.
\nAgain, \u201cIs the jar full?\u201d
\n\u201cNo!\u201d the class replied in chorus.
\n\u201cGood!\u201d resumed the teacher.<\/p>\n
He took out a jug of water and poured it into the jar, filling it to the brim.
\n\u201cWhat is the meaning of the story?\u201d he asked at this point.
\nA hand rose instantly: \u201cIt is that no matter how busy your schedule is, if you work hard there will always be a hole to add something else!\u201d
\n\u201cNo. The truth it teaches us is that if you don\u2019t put the stones in first, you will never put them in.\u201d<\/p>\n
What are the \u201cstones\u201d in your life? Your children, your loved one, your loved ones, your level of education, your dreams, having time for yourself, your health…
\nRemember to put these \u201cstones\u201d in first, otherwise they will never fit. If you get exhausted by the little things (the gravel, the sand), then you will fill your life with minor things that you will worry about never really giving the big and important things their due.
\nWhen you reflect on this little story, ask yourself \u201cWhat are the \u2018stones\u2019 in my life?\u201d
\nPut those in the jar first.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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