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Friday, February 20, 2009

Of Mayonnaise and Coffee......



When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.

A Professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Ofcourse, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous 'yes'.

The Professor then produced 2 cups of coffee from under the table and poured the 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 golf balls are the important things.., your family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favourite passions and if everything else was lost and only they remained your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other thing that matter like your job, your house, and your car. The sand is everything else..the small stuff.

"If you put the sand into the jar first" he contineud

"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 things that are important to you"

"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend your time with your children, spend time with your parents, Visit grandparents, Take time to get medical checkups, Take your spouse out to 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 and said "im glad you asked"

"The coffee shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, theres always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friends..
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Pertama kali baca artikel ni di hadapan bilik pensyarah saya, saya jadi tertarik. Suatu perbandingan yang sangat cantik, dan mungkin kita boleh mengaplikasikan dalam hidup kita. Entry kali ni sebenarnya saya tujukan khas buat diri saya sendiri dan buat sahabat-sahabat di kala diri rasa terlalu letih, masa yang ada selama 24 jam dirasakan tidak cukup untuk suatu perjuangan yang panjang, apa lagi bila tidak punya masa untuk diri sendiri. Tapi ingatlah, walau sesibuk mana pun kita tanggung jawab sebagai hamba ALLAH jangan dipinggirkan. Kehidupan di dunia dan segala isinya, adalah buat bekalan perjalanan di sana..


'Katakanlah: 'Jika kamu (benar-benar) mencintai ALLAH, ikutilah aku, nescaya ALLAH mengampuni dosa-dosamu.' ALLAH Maha pengampun lagi Maha penyayang." Ali-Imran:ayat 31.

Mungkin hari ini kesibukan itu masih belum terasa, tanggung jawab juga masih tidak banyak. Masih punya banyak masa untuk berbual kosong, menonton tv, bershopping, berlingkar di atas katil, main ym, atau mengedit post untuk dimasukkan ke dalam blog..

Tapi ingatlah dalam 2 atau 3 tahun lagi, atau mungkin tidak sampai setahun, tanggung jawab dan beban yang akan dipikul pasti berubah dalam sekelip mata, tidak kira sebagai apa pun kita, sama ada sebagai seorang pekerja, isteri, suami, ibu atau sebagai seorang ayah kesibukan itu pasti akan kita rasai.



Mengambil kata-kata Professor tu balik

'the Sand is everything else...the small stuff..'

'the rest is just sand...'

Hal ini selari sekali dengan firman ALLAH Taala di dalam AL-Quran yang bermaksud:

"Sesungguhnya orang-orang yang bertaqwa ada di dalam syurga dan dekat dengan air yang mengalir. Sambil mengambil apa yang diberi oleh Tuhan mereka. Sesungguhnya mereka sebelum ini di dunia adalah orang-orang yang berbuat baik. Mereka sedikit sekali tidur di waktu malam. Dan di akhir-akhir malam mereka memohon ampun kepada ALLAH." Surat Az-Zariat: ayat 15-18.

Wallahua'lam..