En professor stod foran
sit filosofihold med nogle ting foran sig. Da timen begyndte,
tog han, uden at sige et ord, et meget stort og tomt
syltetøjsglas frem og begyndte at fylde det med golfbolde. Da
han havde gjort det, spurgte han sin klasse om glasset var
fyldt og de var enige om,
At det var det.
Så tog professoren en kasse med småsten frem, og begyndte at
hælde dem ned i glasset. Han rystede glasset let, så
småstenene fordelte sig mellem golfboldene. Derefter spurgte
han igen holdet om glasset var fyldt og det mente hans klasse
nok at det var.
Herefter tog professoren en kasse med sand frem og begyndte at
hælde det op i glasset. Sandet fyldte naturligvis de
resterende hulrum i glasset. Igen spurgte han sin klasse om
det var fyldt. Klassen svarede enstemmigt ”ja” og derefter
lavede professoren to kopper kaffe og hældte dem ned i
glasset, hvilket effektivt fyldte de hulrum der var mellem
sandkornene.
Studenterne grinede….
”Nuvel” sagde professoren, da latteren var stilnet af. ”Hvis I
nu forestiller jer at dette glas repræsenterer jeres liv.
Golfboldene er de vigtige ting, familie, kærester, børn,
helbred, venner og yndlingspassioner – de ting som selv hvis
alle de andre ting gik tabt, og kun disse ting var tilbage,
stadig ville gøre jeres liv fuldendt. Småstenene er de andre
ting, der betyder noget – såsom job, hus, bil osv. Sandet er
alle de andre småting”.
Professoren fortsatte: ” Hvis i putter sandet ned først, er
der ikke plads til hverken småstenene og golfboldene. Det
samme gælder i livet. Hvis i bruger al jeres tid på små
ubetydelige ting, får i aldrig plads til de ting, der er
vigtige for jer. Vær opmærksom på de ting der er kritiske for
jeres lykke. Leg med jeres børn. Pas på jeres helbred. Inviter
jeres partner på middag. Tag endnu en runde på golfbanen. Der
vil altid være tid til at gøre huset rent og ordne afløbene.
Tag jer af golfboldene først – de ting der virkelig betyder
noget. Få styr på prioriteterne – resten er bare sand.
En af de studerende rakte sin hånd i vejret og spurgte, hvad
kaffen repræsenterede. Professoren smilede ”Jeg er glad for at
du spørger. Det er blot for at vise, at lige meget hvor fyldt
dit liv syntes at være, så er der altid plads til et par
kopper kaffe sammen med en ven”.
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A professor stood before his
philosophyclass
with some things in front of them. As the lesson began, he
went without saying a word, a very large and empty
jamglass
forward and began to fill it with golfballs. As he had done
so, he asked his class on the glass was full and they agreed
on that it was.
So the professor took a box of pebbles forward, and began to
pour them down in the tube. He shook the glass easily, so
pebbles divided between golfboldene. Then he asked again the
team on the glass was full and considered his class enough
that it was.
Subsequently, the professor a box of sand up and began to pour
it into the glass.
sand-filled
course, the remaining cavity in the glass. Again, he asked his
class if it were filled. The class responded unanimously "yes"
and then made the professor two cups of coffee and poured them
down into the tube, which effectively filled the cavity was
between sand.
The students laughed….
"Well," said the professor, as laughed stop. "If I now imagine
you that this jar represents your life. Golfballs are the
important things, family, lovers, children, health, friends
and favorite passions - the things which, even if all the
other things were lost and only those things were back, still
would make your life complete. Pebbles are the other things
that matter - such as jobs, house, car, etc. SAND is all the
other small items. "
The professor continued: "If I put the sand down first, there
is no room for either pebbles and golfballs. The same is true
in life. If you use all your time on small insignificant
things will never be in place for the things that are
important to you. Pay attention to the things which are
critical for your fortune. Play with your children. Beware of
your health. Invite your partner to dinner. Take another round
of golf. There will always be time to make the house clean and
fix the drains. Take you of golfballs first - the things that
really matter. Get your priorities - the rest is just sand.
One of the students ranged his hand up and asked what the
coffee represented. The professor smiled, "I am glad you
asked. It is only to show that no matter how full your life
seemed to be, there is always room for a couple of cups of
coffee with a friend.
"
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