Ontimemanagementinaclass,professorsonthetableputawaterjar.ThenfromthetableandtookoutsomejustputthejarfromtheGuanKouthe"pebbles."Afterthestonesupaprofessoraskedhisstudentssaid:"Yousaythisjarisnotfull?""Yes"toallthestudentsrepliedinunison."Really?"Theprofessorasked,smiling.Andthentookoutabagofgravelfromunderthetable,putgraveldownfromGuankougo,shake,plussome,askstudents:"Yousaidthatthisjarisnotfullnow?"Thistimehisstudentscannotanswertooquickly.Memberoftheclasslasttimidlysoftlyreplied:"Maybenotfull.""Good!"Professorsfinished,andfromunderthetableandtookoutabagofsand,andslowlypouredintothejar.Afterfall,soasktheclass:"Nowyoutellmethatthisjarisfull?Ornotfull?""NoMan,"whichundertheclassastray,andweareconfidenttosaid."Good!"Praisedtheprofessoragain,"孺子可教也"students.Praisefinished,theprofessorpulledoutalargebottleofwaterfromunderthetable,pourthewaterappeartohavebeenpebbles,smallstones,sandfilledthejar.
Whenthesethingsaredone,theprofessoraskedhisclassmatesorthophoto:"Wegetthesethingsfromabovewhatimportantlessons?"Class,silence,andthenonethinksthatthebrighteststudentsreplied:"Nomatterwhatourhowbusyitineraryismuchmorefull,ifforcedtolookat,thenhecandomorethings."Afterthestudentsanswerinmindispleasedtothink:"Thiscourseintheendaboutthetimemanagementah!"Professorhearingreplytothispost,noddedandsmiled:"Goodanswer,butIdidnotwanttotellyouimportantinformation."Here,theprofessordeliberatelypaused,eyesscannedthewholeclassoncesaid,:"Iwanttotellyouthatthemostimportantmessageisthatifyoudonotfirstlarge"cobblestone"gointothepot,youmaynothavethechanceeversincetheycamealiveagaintogoup.youhavenotthoughtaboutwhatyouLifeinthe"pebble?"-Andourlovedoneisoftencomparedstaytogether?Isourfaith?Education?Dream?Worthstrivingfor?Dogoodexampleforyoungpeople?Forthenextgenerationtoremainworthyofmemory?Perhapsbeforebedtonight,oraquietperson,weallthinkabout"whatismylifepebbles,"theproblem.Thepresenteducationisoftenjustteachushowtoputagoodbooktoreadandimportgoodschools,butfewteachushowtogettobeahappymantohaveameaningfullife.Inotherwords,weknowhowtohowtousethesmallgravelandwatertofilljarGaza.butfewpeopleknowhowtobefirst,"pebbles"intothejarofimportance.