Message-ID: <10222358.1075858930425.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 13:59:21 -0700 (PDT) From: michael.nguyen@enron.com To: kori.loibl@enron.com, m..scott@enron.com Subject: FW: Fw: important Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Nguyen, Michael X-To: 'ltranflowers@aol.com', 'cnguyen30@hotmail.com', Luong, Anita , Loibl, Kori , Scott, Susan M. X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged)\Scott, Susan M.\Inbox X-Origin: Scott-S X-FileName: SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged).pst > > > > >Subject: A fine philosophy on life > > > > > > > > >A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some > > > >items in front of him. When the 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 areas between the rocks. He then > > > >asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it > > > >was. 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 > > > >recognise that this is your life. The rocks are the important > > > >things - your family, your partner, your health, your > > > >children - things that 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, 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 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. Play with your children. Take time to get medical > > > >checkups. Takeyour partner out dancing. There will always be > > > >time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and > > > >fix the toilet." "Take care of the rocks first - the things that > > > >really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand." > > > > > > > >But then... A student then took the jar which the other > > > >students and the professor agreed was full, and proceeded to > > > >pour in a glass of beer. Of course the beer filled the > > > >remaining spaces within the jar making the jar truly full. > > > >The moral of this tale is: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >That no matter how full your life is, there is always room > > > >for BEER. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com