Beer Wisdoms

A philosophy professor was facing his students with some objects lying in front of him. As the lesson began he took up a large empty mayonnaise jar and filled it with big stones up to the brim. Afterwards he asked his students whether the glass was full. They agreed.

The professor took a box of pebbles, poured them into the glass and shook it slightly. The pebbles obviously rolled into the spaces between the bigger stones. Then again he asked his students whether the glass was full. They agreed again laughing.

The professor, on his turn, took a box of sand and poured it into the glass. As a matter of course the sand filled the final spaces in the glass.

"Well", said the professor, "I want you to realize that this glass is like your life. The stones are the important things in life: your family, your partner, your health, your children - things which, with everything else being dropped, would remain and would still satisfy your life. The pebbles are other, less important things, like e.g. your job, your flat, your house, or your car. The sand stands for the very small things in life.

If you start filling the glass with sand, there will be no space left for pebbles or for big stones. It is the same with your life: If you spend all your energy on the small things in life, you won't have any left for the big ones. Therefore pay attention to the important things, take your time for your kids, or your partner, mind your health. There will be enough time left for your job, household, party etc. Look after the big stones first - because they are what really counts. The rest is all sand."

After the lesson one of the students took the glass full of stones, pebbles, and sand - now with even the professor agreeing that it was full - and poured a glass of beer into it. The beer filled the remaining space in the glass; then it was really full.

The moral of the tale ...
No matter how fulfilled your life may be, there is always enough space for a beer!