Joke sent to me by a friend in Poland

Jeff TT

 

 

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, stones about two inches in diameter.

 

He than asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed 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 rolled into the open spaces between the rocks.

 

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 all the little spaces. “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, if you have any – things that if everything 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. Keep yourself fit. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party or fix the car. 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 had 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.

 

Which proves that no matter how full your life is, there is always room for a beer.

 

 

 

 

I once got pissed, got my rocks off on a beach, woke up with sand in my pants and shat pebbles.

 

Or something like that