Reply With QuoteGreat message Andrew, we all have our moments of forgetting the really important stuff. The older I get the more I realize how true this post is. I would share a beer, boat or conversation with you anytime.
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When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 Beers.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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 areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous 'yes.'
The professor then produced two Beers from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
'Now,' said the professor as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions---and 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 and your car.
The sand is everything else---the small stuff. 'If you put the sand into the jar first,' he continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for 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. Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparent s. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the Beer represented. The professor smiled and said, 'I'm glad you asked.'
The Beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of Beers with a friend.'
Hopefully I'll have the chance to drink a brew or two with some of you guys this year.
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Great message Andrew, we all have our moments of forgetting the really important stuff. The older I get the more I realize how true this post is. I would share a beer, boat or conversation with you anytime.
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excellent post apb, thanks for sharing that.
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Great post and here is hoping everyone a great holiday. We still have a lot to be thankful for.
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Awe an oldey but a goody. Andrew you have a great Thanksgiving ole buddy, we are about due a C-land trip real soon.
Hey for all you guys that may have bickered a bit with APB on this site about politics and maybe don't share his same views but don't know him personally all I can say is this.
I do and have fished with him quite a few times. We don't see I eye to eye on political junk but we do on almost everything else. Andrew would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it and I proudly call him my friend. If he ever needed help he knows he can always count on me. A dang good net man to, lol.
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Great post Andrew. Sure beats all these gloom and doom political posts that have been on here for the past number of months. My wife (who happens to also be my best friend) and I are headed to Fla on Saturday and you can bet we will have a beer or two and the only sand we wanna deal with it the sand on the beach. Ya'll have a great Thanksgiving!!
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You have taught me so wellOriginally Posted by mhall
Andrew
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Have fun Dave, you and your wife have a great time.
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Re: mayonnaise jar and the 2 Beers
Ha Ha, I knew that one was coming, lol.You have taught me so well
Andrew
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Good post Andrew! I'll take you up on a couple of cold ones if we get the chance.
Been installing a network the last week or so, and I've missed you jokers. Had lunch sitting in my truck on top of the hill over Lilly Creek ramp at the C today, looked pretty fishy out there.
I hope all of you have a great Thanksgiving.
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Too bad you didn't have your rods with ya, there is some decent bank access right there.
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Lilly creek ramp? Isn't that one of the ramps that has had alot of vandalism? See any Libs oops (jk fellas) I mean suspicious people lurking down there trying to steal?
I was thinking you were already headed to the coast? Maybe you are today, anyway have a good one and enjoy the beach!
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