How to Maintain Balance in Life And What Aspects Should Really Matter

in #life6 years ago

Hi Steemians!

Today I'm gonna share a beautiful story to throw a light on LIFE.
Empty jar represents the LIFE:

Once a Psychology professor placed an empty jar on his table.

  1. He started to fill the jar with golf balls until the jar is full.

    Then the professor asked the students whether the jar was full or not.
    The Students replied that the jar is full.
  2. He then poured some pebbles into the jar. The pebbles filled the space between the golf balls.

    Then the professor asked students whether the jar was full or not.
    The Students replied that the jar is full.
  3. He poured salt into the jar. The salt filled the empty spaces between pebbles and golf balls.

    The professor again asked students whether the jar was full or not.
    The Students again replied that the jar is full.
  4. Finally the professor poured a glass of beer into the jar filling the empty spaces in the jar.

    Then the professor said, “Students I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.”
    The golf balls are the important things. Your family, your children, health, friends and favorite passions. 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 or car.
    The salt is everything else, the small stuff.
    If you put the salt into the jar first, he replied, “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 critical to your happiness.
    Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit your grandparents. Take your spouse out for dinner. Go out with your friends. There will always be time to clean the house and mow the lawn.
    Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just salt.
    Finally one of the students raised their hand and asked what the beer represented. The professor smiled and said: “I am glad that you asked. The beer just shows that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of beers with a friend.”
    Thank You !
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I know this story. I've heard it before. This always remind me about how to prioritize things and how to turn back some disappointments. But I am only human. There are at times my mind is clouded due to frustrations and it upsets me. Thank you for posting this. A constant reminder to everyone that we should cherish our time with our Family.

You are absolutely right that, there comes time when we start to question everything like family, job etc. But after a day or two we start to feel good. So I think that we should try to maintain balance even though everything is not the way we want it to be.

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