The following is from Mom. Our Unitarian church has its community take charge of summer services while the minister is away at another church.
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From: Lydia's Mom
Date: 31-Jul-2007 08:30
Subject: need help thinking about a church service
To: Lydia
You may remember that I organize the summer services each
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A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of
him. When class began, wordlessly, he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar
and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2" in diameter.
He then asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the
jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open
between the rocks. The students laughed.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course,
the sand filled up everything else.
"Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize that this is your life.
The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health,
your children - anything that is so important to you that if it were lost,
you would be nearly destroyed. The pebbles are the other things that matter
like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else. The small
stuff."
"If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or
the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your energy and
time 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. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take
your wife out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the
house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal."
"Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter. Set your
priorities. The rest is just sand."
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