One morning, Rachel was playing in the garden. Her father came there with a huge sack and said, “Let’s play a game. Fill this sack with pebbles.” When Rachel had filled the sack, he asked her, “Is the sack full?” Rachel said, “Yes, Papa!” Then he shook the sack and asked her to fill it with stones. The stones entered the empty spaces between the pebbles. Then Rachel’s father asked her, “Is the sack full?” She said, “Yes!” Her father shook the sack again and asked her to pour some sand. The sand filled the empty spaces between the stones. Her father said, “If we had put in the sand first, there would have been no space for the pebbles and the stones. Love, friendship, courage and morality are the important aspects of life. The rest is just sand. Choose carefully.” Rachel had learnt a valuable lesson that day.
The Sack of Life
