“I’ve no time” This is story about sand, stone and rock. A container was filled completely with numerous rocks. Teacher: Students…Is the container full? Students: (immediately and in unison) YES! Then, the teacher took out a bag of stones and pour into the same container. Nothing spilled out Teacher: Is the container full? Students: (pondered for a while) no. The teacher took out a bag of sand and pour into the container. Nothing spilled out. Teacher: Is the container full? Students: (puzzled and doubtful) yes. This time, the teacher took out a glass of water and pour into the container. Nothing spilled out too. Teacher: What have you learn from this experiment? Student A: The container refers to the amount of time we have. The water, sand, stone and rock refer to our workload. Student B: I know! You wanna tell us that “No time” is not a good excuse. Teacher smiled and shakes her head. Teacher: No. This story tells us that you have to be clear of your priorities. Plan you schedule. You must pay attention to the most important event first. After you’ve completed that task, then you moved on to the rest. Imagine that you reverse the sequence of putting the items into the container. Do you think you can place all the items into the container without spilling any? A little story which I heard on fm 933
