Life philosophy

Italy
December 21, 2006 3:57am CST
A philosophy university professor, in feet in front of its class, a large one vasetto of empty glass taken and began to fill up it with of is known, of approximately 3 cm of diameter. Once fact churches to the students if the container were full and they answered of yes. Then the University professor pulled outside one scato it full of peas, poured them within the vasetto and the jolt delicately, obviously the peas were slipped into the empty ones leave between the several one are known you. Once again the University professor churches to the students if the vasetto it were full and they, once again, said of yes. Then the University professor pulled outside one scato it full of sand and he poured it within the vasetto, obviously the sand filled up every other left empty space and covered all. Once again the University professor churches to the students if the vasetto it were full and this time they answered of yes, without a doubt some. Then the University professor pulled outside, gives under the writing desk, 2 latti some of beer and he poured to them completely within the vasetto, soaking the sand. The students laughed. “Hour,” said the University professor not as soon as they vanished the risate ones, “I want that you understand that this vasetto represents your life: He knows himself are the important things - your family, your friends, your health, your sons - the things for which if all the rest were lost, your life would be still full. The peas are the other things for important you: like your job, your house, your car. The sand is all the rest ...... the small things.” “If you put within vasetto in order before the sand,” the University professor continued “not would be space for the peas and for he is known. The same one is worth for your life. If all your time and your energies dedicated to the small things, will not have space for the things that for you are important. You dedicate yourselves to the things that you render happy: played with your sons, capacities your partner to the cinema, escapes with the friends. There will be always time in order to work, to clean up the house, to wash the car. You take cure of is known, for first are the things that truly they count. Fixed your priorities… the rest are alone sand.” A student then raised the hand and churches to the University professor what represented the beer…. the sorrise University professor. “They are content that me has asked. It was right in order to demonstrate to you that it does not import how much flood can be your life, because is always space for a pair of beers.”
1 response
• Italy
25 Feb 12
the only point in my opinion is understanding in life what are the important things!