Upright, in front of this group of elite (which was ready to note all that the expert was going to teach), the old teacher looked at them one by one, slowly, then says to them: " We will carry out an experiment ".

Of lower part the table which separated it from its pupils, the old teacher came out immense containing of one gallon (pot of glass of more than 4 liters) which it delicately posed opposite him. Then, it came out approximately a dozen of about large stones like balls of tennis and placed delicately them, one by one, in the large pot. When the pot was filled to the edge and that it was impossible to add a stone moreover to it, it slowly raised the eyes towards its pupils and asked them: " is this pot full? ". All answered " Yes ".

It waited a few seconds and added: " Really? ". Then, it leaned again and came out of under the table a container filled with gravel. With meticulousness, it poured this gravel on large stones then brewed the pot slightly. The piece of gravel infiltrated between stones... until the bottom of the pot. The old teacher again raised the eyes towards his audience and redemanda: " is this pot full? ". This time, its brilliances pupils started to understand his strategist. One of them answered: " Probably not! ".

" Well! " answered the old teacher. He leaned again and this time, came out of under the table a sand boiler. With attention, it poured sand in the pot. Sand went to fill spaces between large stones and the gravel. Once again, it asked: " is this pot full? ". This time, without hesitating and in chorus, the brilliances pupils answered " Not! ". " Well! " answered the old teacher. And as expected it its prestigious pupils, it took the water jug which was on the table and fills the pot to short-nap cloth edge. The old teacher then raised the eyes towards his group and asked: " Which great truth shows us this experiment? ". Not insane, most daring of the pupils, thinking about this course, answered: " That shows that even when it is believed that our diary completely is filled, if one really wants it, one can add to it more appointment, more things to be made ".

" Not " answered the old teacher. " It is not that. The great truth which shows us this experiment is the following one: if one does not put large stones in first in the pot, one will be able to never make them enter all, then ". There was a deep silence, each one fascinating conscience of the obviousness of these remarks. The old teacher still says to them:

" Which are the large stones in your life? "
Your Health?
Your family?
Your friends?
To carry out your dreams?
To do what you do like?

To learn?
To defend a cause?
To release?
To take time?
Or... anything else?

" what it is necessary to retain, it is the importance to put its LARGE STONES in first in its life, if not one is likely not to make a success of... his life. If one gives priority to the peccadillos (gravel and sand), one will fill his life of peccadillos and one will not have sufficient any more invaluable time to devote to the significant elements of his life.

Then, do not forget to pose to you with yourselves the question: " Which are the LARGE STONES in my life? Then, put them in first in your pot (life) "