Lezione di filosofia

A professor stood before his Philosophy 101 class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up 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? 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 golf balls. 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.

The professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and proceeded to pour the entire contents in! to the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

“Now,” said the professor, as the laughter subsided, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things – – your family, your partner, your health, your children, your friends, your favorite passions – – 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 golf balls. 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 time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing. Play another 18. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.”

“Take care of the golf balls first – – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer represented?????

The professor smiled. “I’m glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of beers.”

5 thoughts on “Lezione di filosofia

  1. anna:allora vuol dire che bastano le palline da golf… e la birra!
    bene bene
    la sabbia ci interessa poco non disseta!

    mamma:
    ma chi ha il prosciutto sugli occhi come fa a stabilire le sue priorità?

    anna:
    eh, boh…ma diffida sempre di chi non beve la birra

    papà:
    …e non mangia bistecche di manzo?!

  2. “…there’s always room for a couple of beers o scrivere due righe a Mattia”
    Mandi Mattie
    la storiella è bellissima però la mamma ha ragione e poi le priorita a volte sono differenti da persona a persona e a seconda del periodo della vita.
    Chi la scrive una storiella anche per questo ???

  3. Condivido il fatto che le priorita’ varino da persona a persona.
    Ma, qualunque esse siano, le puoi comunque affrontare tutte con piu’ serenita’…. con con un bicchiere di birra in mano!!!!!!!
    Salute!
    C’e’ anche chi beve solo birra, senza stabilire quali siano le sue priorita’.
    Ma infondo il tempo aiuta a chiarire le cose.
    Nel frattempo una birra non guasta! 🙂

  4. ohooo…metiu… non aggiorni il sito da ottobre!!
    comunque ti mando un abbraccio ci sentiamo presto con skype

    p.s. il mondo si divide in 10 categorie: quelli che capiscono il binario e quelli che non lo capiscono

    ciao informatischer!

  5. ciao Mattia, ti faccio in ritardo gli auguri di buon Natale e ti auguro un 2006 speciale e ricco di buone sorprese. ti abbraccio

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