Important things in LIFE

[Dhan Teri Sikhi]

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 overachievers he

said, "Okay, time for a quiz."

Then he pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouthed 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

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?

WAHEGUROOOOO; NAAM SIMRAN; SEWA; and then Your partner;

Your children; Your loved ones; Your education; Your dreams; A worthy cause;

Teaching or mentoring others; Doing things that you love; Time for

yourself; Your health;

Remember to put these BIG ROCKS in first or you'll never get them in

at all. If you sweat the little stuff (the gravel, the sand) then

you'll fill your life with little things you worry about that don't really

matter,and you'll never have the real quality time you need to spend on

the big,important stuff (the big rocks). 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.

[kaur03]

:doh:

Wicked post penji!

[Khalsa04]

Fateh Ji thats an inspiring story :doh: keep it up

Fateh

[Balwinder Singh]

Cool!!

Thanks for sharing