第6章 Five Balls of Life(1 / 3)

·Meade·

In

a

university

commencement

address

several

years

ago,Brian

Dyson,CEO

of

Coca

Cola

Enterprises,spoke

of

the

relation

of

work

to

one’s

other

commitments:

Imagine

life

as

a

game

in

which

you

are

juggling

some

five

balls

in

the

air.

You

name

them

work,family,health,friends

and

spirit

and

you’re

keeping

all

of

these

in

the

air.

You

will

soon

understand

that

work

is

a

rubber

ball.

If

you

drop

it,it

will

bounce

back.

But

the

other

four

balls

family,health,friends

and

spirit

are

made

of

glass.

If

you

drop

one

of

these,they

will

be

irrevocably

scuffed,marked,nicked,damaged

or

even

shattered.

They

will

never

be

the

same.

You

must

understand

that

and

strive

for

balance

in

your

life.

How?

Don’t

undermine

your

worth

by

comparing

yourself

with

others.

It

is

because

we

are

different

and

each

of

us

is

special.

Don’t

set

your

goals

by

what

other

people

deem

important.

Only

you

know

what

is

best

for

you.

Don’t

take

for

granted

the

things

closest

to

your

heart.

Cling

to

them

as

they

would

be

your

life,for

without

them,life

is

meaningless.

Don’t

let

your

life

slip

through