pweedas said...patsken said...Windsurfing IS IMPORTANT !!!!
The rest is just fluff..........
Except maybe the family I s'pose.
Exactly!
All the fun things in life are what's important. The rest is just packing to fill in the gaps. Sort of like that polystyrene foam you get in a box packed around something really good.
When you're unpacking the box, you don't sit there saying, "Ooooo what lovely packing! " You just throw the crap away and go for the good bits.
So housecleaning, lawnmowing, grocery shopping, etc etc are all just things you do when the conditions aren't right to do the stuff you like.
When you're to old or bashed up to be doing it anymore, do you really think you will be sitting around thinking of all the great times you had,... mowing the lawn?.... wiping down the bathroom?.... Vacuuming the carpet??... (oooo I just loved the hum that the vacuum cleaner made as it sucked up all the dust.) I DON"T THINK SO!
You will think back to the time when you skipped off to go windsurfing when you should have been vacuuming. And that's what will make you happy.
And after all, that's what life should be all about, being happy yourself and making other people happy but without infringing on your right to be happy.
Well I better get back to the vacuuming now.
Sadly, 99.95 % of my life appears to be packaging
I like this well known philosophy story...
A philosophy professor stood before his 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 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.
He then asked once more if the jar was full. This time the students were sure and they responded with a unanimous "YES!"
The professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and proceeded to pour their 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 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," he continued "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. Do something for the community. 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."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer 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 beers."
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