A professor once had a glass jar sitting at the front of his class with large rocks in it up to the top. He asked the students “Is this jar full?” to which they all replied. “Yes, of course it is.” The professor then took a handful of pebbles from behind his desk and dropped them into the jar, where they settled in around the rocks. He then asked, “Is the jar full now?” And then with a smile they said, “Okay, now it’s full.”
From behind the desk the professor then pulled a cup of sand, which he proceeded to pour into the jar, watching as it filled in comfortably around both the rocks and pebbles. He then asked once more, “Class, is this jar full?” Now realizing that it couldn’t possibly be filled any further because there was no visible space, they said, “Okay, now it is definitely full.”
Yet again from behind his desk the professor pulled out another element. This time it was a pitcher of water, and as he poured it in, it filled in the last remaining space in the jar. He then turned to the class and said, “As in life, we often think we can do no more, but when we push to be creative, we find that there is always room for us to fill.”
….remember, limitations live only in our minds.
“Do the best you can and never stop.”
-Stephen Wiltshire
“Don’t be deceived by the spirit of complacency and think you have achieved enough. Try to become better than you’ve been.”
-Unknown
