Recently, I read a story which I would like to share with everybody. So the story was titled as: “A glass jar and two cups of tea”. It was like this- Once a professor came to the class with an empty glass jar and little stuff. Professor started filling the glass jar with stones till there was no possibility of adding more, than he asked the students weather the jar was full. The students replied: “yes!” Then he started filling small pebbles in the jar, the pebbles made their way through empty spaces between big stones, and he keep filling them till brim, he again asked the students if the jar was full and he got an affirmative answer. Then he started filling sand in the jar, and the glass could take that too. Again students replied that the jar was full. Then he poured two cups of tea in the jar and the sand absorbed the tea. The students were amazed!
He explained that each element represents the components of our life; stones are the important parts like family, work, relationships. Pebbles are our responsibilities, attitude and nature. Sand represents the small issues or woes which we come across in our routine life. If he would have filled the jar with sand first, then there would have been no space for pebbles and stones, the same way in life if we keep ourselves busy and occupied with problems and unimportant issues than there would be no time for important things.
One student asked: “what did tea represent?” Teacher explained that no matter how busy we are with stones, pebbles or sand, we should always take out some time for having tea with our close friends. That is by spending some time with friends we can forget our day to day problems, which is very important for a healthy life!
The small story tells us about how sometimes we are so involved in our daily problems that we neglect the important things of life. And do not enjoy the gift of family and friends given by the god.
Let us pray today that god shall always keep us healthy, fit, with friends and family and we shall not be acquired by the small issues and problems of life and enjoy it to the fullest! Amen.
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