I'm sure, there are many of you on this list will sympathise with this
one................
>
> Rocks: a meaning for life
>
> A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some
> items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up
> a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks,
> rocks about 2" in diameter. 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 rocks. He then asked the
> students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
>
> The students laughed. The professor picked up a box of sand
> and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
>
>
> "Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognise that this is your
> life.
> The rocks are the important things - your family, your
> partner, your health, your children - 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, there is no room for the
> pebbles or the rocks. 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. There will always be time to go to
> work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal."
> "Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter. Set your
> priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> But then...
> A student took the jar which the other students and the professor
> agreed was full, and proceeded to pour in a glass of beer.
> Of course the beer filled the remaining spaces within the jar making the
> jar truly full.
>
> The moral of this tale is: that no matter how full your life is, there is
> always
> room for BEER
The information contained in this communication is
confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient
named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader
of this message is not the intended recipient, you are
hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or
copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.
If you have received this communication in error, please
re-send this communication to the sender and delete the
original message or any copy of it from your computer
system.
--
Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com
--
Author: Robertson Lee - lerobe
INET: lerobe_at_acxiom.co.uk
Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051
San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists
--------------------------------------------------------------------
To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message
to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in
the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L
(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may
also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
Received on Fri Jun 08 2001 - 03:09:52 CDT
