Satonic - Your Teakdoor teacher :)

[Satonic]

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 a 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 grandparents. 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.

[nidhogg]

Mother Teresa died and went to heaven. God greets her at the
Pearly Gates. "Be thou hungry, Mother Teresa?" says God. "I could eat",
Mother Teresa replies. So God opens a can of tuna and reaches for
a chunk of rye bread and they share it.

While eating this humble meal, Mother Teresa looks down into Hell
and sees the inhabitants devouring huge steaks, lobsters, pheasants,
pastries and wines. Curious, but deeply trusting, she remains
quiet.

The next day God again invites her to join him for a meal. Again,
it is tuna and rye bread. Once again, Mother Teresa can see the
denizens of Hell enjoying caviar, champagne, lamb, truffles and chocolates.

Still she says nothing. The following day, mealtime arrives and
another can of tuna is opened. She can't contain herself any
longer. Meekly, she says: "God, I am grateful to be in heaven with you as a
reward for the pious, obedient life I led. But here in heaven all
I get to eat is tuna and a piece of rye bread and in the Other Place
they eat like emperors and kings! I just don't understand..."

God sighs. "Let's look at this realistically, Mother Teresa," He
says. "For just two people, does it pay to cook?"

[Rural Surin]

Comes instinctively to consider your GOD in a masculine form.

How is that?

[DrAndy]

yes, and he sees Mother Theresa as a "her"

weird

[ltnt]

^ ^^ Liberals no doubt?