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I think we all need to learn a lesson from this:
A college professor was doing a demonstration to his students. He had
a big glass jar. He put several big rocks in it. He asked his students 'Can
anything else fit in here?' They all replied 'No.' Then he put small pebbles
in the jar. Several students gave a chuckle realizing they were wrong. The
professor asked again 'Can anything else fit in here?' They all replied 'No.'
Then he poured a bag of sand in the jar. This time almost all of the students
let out an almost laugh. Then he said 'The rocks are the important things in
life; your family, friends, etc.' 'The pebbles are the minor things in life which
come after the rocks.' 'The sand grains stand for all of the unnessacary things
in life.' 'If you were to put all the sand grains in first [the unnessacary things],
then the pebbles [the minor things], then the rocks [the important things], it
wouldn't fit. Therefore, you have to realize that family and friends come first.







credit please(:
heard it from my teacher
 




















 
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I think we all need to learn a lesson from this: A college professor

4107 faves · 42 comments · Nov 11, 2009 9:04pm

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BlueEyedBlondeHeart · 1 decade ago
I love this
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Mzyeee · 1 decade ago
Had to comment because this is a win.
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tchapps24 · 1 decade ago
my ethics teacher did that!
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jmp22 · 1 decade ago
My principle showed us this last year!
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ShayLive · 1 decade ago
my teacher did that!!
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VampireLover123 · 1 decade ago
My class did this too! :)
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Gunnes · 1 decade ago
one edition has water as well i think
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brokengummybears · 1 decade ago
a priest told me this!
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lilladyy · 1 decade ago
a speaker just came and told my class this today (: what teacher was it?
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JessicaaaDianeeee* · 1 decade ago
my principle did this at an assembly we had.
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xoxo7777 · 1 decade ago
omg when i was about to fav this.. it said it had 2010 faves.... its 2010! oops i made it 2011
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bostonredsox1888 · 1 decade ago
my teachers have said this too! haha;)
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Oos · 1 decade ago
I actually read this a long time ago. It was in my mother language; Arabic :]♥
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MisguidedGhost · 1 decade ago
My favorite teacher told us that on the last full day of school. She was telling us all these things and life lessons. This one really stood out for me.
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xfsoccer42x · 1 decade ago
we did that in class too!!! i love the quote so cute :]
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If_The_World_Endsx · 1 decade ago
Actually, he pours two cups of coffee and says "And you can always enjoy to cups of coffee, and I just did with you". :D
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smileysteph · 1 decade ago
The end is that he pours in two cans of beer, and says, "there's always room for a couple of beers" ;)
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softballallie815 · 1 decade ago
ilovethissoomuch!
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I_Can_Only_Dream · 1 decade ago
OMG ! i love this quote soo much .
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SOCCERfreak20 · 1 decade ago
People who favorited this are amazing..almost as amazing as me. I want you to recieve my sincere thanks. (:
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