Set your priorities to live a successful life

People often define and measures success on the basis of bank balance and property. But my scale of measurement is quite different. I believe one should grow in these six areas to be live a successful life. These are family, society, occupation, health, brain and soul. If you wanna be a successful person you have to achieve success equally in all six areas. Failure in any of these areas is overall failure. For e.g, can you enjoy the driving of your Mercedes if you have back pain? ..... i think, you can’t. I would like to share a story which helps you to get my point on this topic.


A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches 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 then into the jar.



 He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles of course, rolled into the open spaces between the rocks. He then asked the students of the jar were 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. The students responded with a unanimous “yes” now, said the professor i want you to recognise 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. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuffs, you will never have the 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 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 the sand.
Location: Kathmandu 44600, Nepal

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