A meaning of life...

I'm not sure if it's been up recently, if it has, well i apologise, also I've not edited it as it's long and i'm very tired etc.

> Rocks: a meaning for 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. Take your partner
> out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house,
> give a dinner party and fix the disposal." "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:
>
> No matter how full your life is, there is always room for BEER