The Mayonnaise Jar

Would like to share this article - sent by Rahim Ahmadi - via email. Many thanks to Rahim for sharing ...



When things in your life seem, almost too much to handle,
When 24 Hours in a day is not enough,
Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class
And had some items in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly,
He 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 cups of coffee 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 - family,
children, health, Friends, and Favorite passions –
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, house, and 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.

So...

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play With your children.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner.

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 coffee represented.

The professor smiled..
'I'm glad you asked'.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,
there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'

Please share this with other "Golf Balls"
I just did.......

Gathering 2

Just received these photos from Linggam - shots taken during the dinner held in Holiday Inn Glenmarie and 2 others from Dataran putrajaya.

Get Together

Linggam was in KL last weekend. He arrived on Sat 24th and departed home on Sat 31st. Through out his 7 days 'holiday', he stayed with his daughter in Putrajaya and as expected a few of us took the opportunity to visit and say hallo to him. A dinner was held by Dato' Awe Adek at the Holiday Inn Glennmarie on the 27th and I was told that there were quite a number who attended the function. I had to miss the dinner and regretted for not attending. Linggam told me that he had such a great time. Even Linggam's daughter told me that she was so happy to see her father was in such a company!.

Prior to that function, I had met Linggam and took him for a makan in Bangi. And on Friday nite, a day before Linggam departed for home, Rashid, Nari and Ahmad Abu Khair took the opportunity to visit Linggam. Linggam was at Dataran Putrajaya with his daughter and son-in-law, busily taking photographs, when we called him. So the meeting was done underneath those neon lights and 'dibawah kibaran bendera!'. I could tell and see that he was very very happy to see Rashid, Nari and A A Khair again. Rashid had contacted Nari and A A Khair and planned the surprise visit. And how Linggam love and appreciated the occassion. He has not seen Rashid, Nari and A A Khair - in person - for almost 37 years!!.

We adjourned to a nearby Mamak restaurant for the 'regular teh tarik session but had to go without Linggam. He insisted of staying and site visiting with his daughter and son-in-law. They were supposed to go to Dataran Merdeka that nite!.

Anyway, we stayed at the Mamak restaurant until wee hours - 130 am - before calling it a day. Linggam promised me that he will send those photographs that were taken by his son-in-law. I am still waiting for them. Meanwhile.., just make do with the ones that I have!!