Re: [ ::: ♥Keep_Mailing♥ ::: ]™ THE BIG ROCK IN YOUR LIFE

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2017-01-28 23:32 GMT+08:00 Mohamed Jaffer <mjkassam@gmail.com>:

One day an expert in time management

 was speaking to a group of business 

students and, to drive home a point, 

used an illustration those students 

will never forget. As he stood in front of

 the group of high-powered over achievers 

he said, Okay, time for a quiz.

Then he pulled out a one-gallon, 

wide mouth mason jar and 

set it on the table in front of him. 

Then he produced about a dozen fist-sized

 rocks and carefully placed them, 

one at a time, into the jar. When the jar

 was filled to the top and no more

 rocks would fit inside, he asked, 

Is this jar full? 

Everyone in the class said, Yes.

Then he said, "Really?" 

He reached under the table and 

pulled out a bucket of gravel. Then he

 dumped some gravel in and shook

 the jar causing pieces of gravel to 

work themselves down into the space 

between the big rocks. Then he asked the 

group once more, Is the jar full? 

By this time the class was on to him.

 Probably not, one of them answered.

Good he replied. 

He reached under the table and 

brought out a bucket of sand. He started

 dumping the sand in the jar and it 

went into all of the spaces left between

 the rocks and the gravel. 

Once more he asked the question, 

Is this jar full? No the class shouted.

Once again he said, Good. 

Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and 

began to pour it in until the jar was 

filled to the brim. Then he looked at 

the class and asked, What is the point 

of this illustration? One eager beaver 

raised his hand and said, The point is, 

no matter how full your schedule is, 

if you try really hard you can always fit

some more things in it. 

No, the speaker replied, 

that's not the point. 

The truth this illustration teaches us is:

 If you don't put the big rocks in first, 

you'll never get them in at all.

What are the big rocks in your life? 

Time with your loved ones? 

faith, education, your dreams? 

A worthy cause? 

Teaching or mentoring others?

 

Remember to put these BIG ROCKS

 in first or you'll never get them in at all.

So, tonight, or in the morning, 

when you are reflecting on this 

short story, ask yourself this question:

 What are the big rocks in my life?

Then, put those in your jar first.

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