[ST] Joke for Today (very little ZX or ST content)

[Thomas Emberson <thomas@xxxxxxx>]

A philosophy professor stood before his class and had
some items in front of him. When the class began,
quite 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 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 ZX. 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:

That no matter how full your life is, there is always
room for BEER.


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