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16 oktober 2008 under Noterat | kommentera

En utvikning

Emma Emma

*** Förlåt, men i dag får det bli en utvikning från ämnet kulturekonomi. Kanske för att det ibland blir lite för mycket kulturekonomi, d v s för mycket jobb – och alldeles för lite annat. Det är en gammal historia, men om du har missat den så: ***

A professor of philosophy stood before his class with some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks about two inches in diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full.

They agreed that it was full.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly and watched as the pebbles rolled into the open areas between the rocks. The professor then asked the students again if the jar was full.

They chuckled and agreed that it was indeed full this time.

The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. The sand filled the remaining open areas of the jar. “Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar signifies your life. The rocks are the truly important things, such as family, health and relationships. If all else was lost and only the rocks remained, your life would still be meaningful. The pebbles are the other things that matter in your life, such as work or school. The sand signifies the remaining “small stuff”.

If you put sand into the jar first, there is no room for the rocks or the pebbles. The same can be applied to your lives. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are truly important.

2 kommentarer
  1. Dennis skriver:

    När jag läste den där berättelsen för ett tag sedan så hade han också med sig öl som han hällde i under förevändningen att det alltid finns plats för lite av det.

  2. Emma Emma skriver:

    Ha, ha… någon hade gjort den här varianten mer hälsosam. Fast kanske skulle man lägga till att han häller i lite rödvin.

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