OFF the BEAT ROBERT L. SPINKS, MA, MS
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Don’t Forget the Big Picture Published on Wed, December 15, 2010 by Robert Spinks, MA, MS http://www.sequimgazette.com/spinks
Ideas for columns come from many places, experiences and people. I recently received one of those many emails that your friends are always forwarding. It seems that the flood of email jokes, greetings, video clips and jokes tends to build at an exponential rate during the holiday season. So when I initially gazed at an email titled, ‘A Mayonnaise Jar and Two Beers,’ I almost hit delete on my handy Blackberry before reading further. But, this email was from a trusted friend and certainly he wouldn’t forward anything without good cause during this busy email season, would he? So, I stopped my rushing about, and sat down to read this email. The tail that this email told is not new, but it is worthwhile to share with you during this holiday season. The story of the ‘A Mayonnaise Jar and Two Beers,’ goes like this . . . When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 Beers. Page 1 of 2
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly 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.'