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 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 recognize 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."

A student then 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

 

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So true. James, you must have been the top of your maths() class.

 

And you Jack must have been at the top of your (real) English class

 

 

rules!!!

 

Since when do they allow alcohol in the classroom?