Simple Things
The Simplest thing in life makes the most happiness in my life.
The morning sun while having a drive, the evening breeze on my face while taking a walk, little little things in our daily life, if you learn to appreciate, you just fill warm inside, for no reason; I will have high respect and also gratitude for God.
There was a simple story told about a teacher teaching his students about life.
The teacher stood in front of his class with a jar on the table.
First, He fill the jar with Golf balls.
Then he asked: "Is the jar full?"
The students answered:" Yes."
The teacher then fill the jar with glass pebbles.
He asked: "Is the jar full?"
The students answered: "Yes."
The teacher then fill the jar with sand, filling in the space even more.
He asked: "Is the jar full?"
The students answered:"Yes."
Lastly, the teacher then produced 2 cups of coffee and poured into the jar.
He asked his class:"Is the jar full?"
"Yes", the students said.
The teacher look at his class through his thick glasses: "So what lessons about life can you learn from this?", the students in the class look at each other and did not say a word.
The teacher spoken:"The golf balls are the important things - God, family,
children, health, Friends, and Favorite passions -- 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, house, and 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
golf balls. The same goes for 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.
So...
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 to dinner. Play
another 18.
There will always be time to clean the house and fix the
disposal.
'Take care of the golf balls 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
coffee 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 cups of
coffee with a friend.'
I love this story, and it will be the philosophy of my life.
I also came across Mark Twain's quote:
'It is better to be quiet and have people think that you are stupid, then to talk and confirmed it'.
I just feel a sense of overwhelming when I read this on the LCD screen in the Teh Tarik Tv in a mamak restaurant. LOL.
