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 evenshattered. 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 that 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 you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless.
- Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.
- Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
- Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
- Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
- Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find time. The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
- Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
- Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
- Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.
- Don’t use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savoured each step of the way…
Brian G. Dyson
President and CEO, Coca-Cola Enterprises during his speech at the Georgia Tech 172nd Commencement Address Sept. 6, 1996
Do the don'ts hmm? I like the highlighted points. But it is a sad reality how many people seem to think that the work ball is the one that is made of crystal and is held with utmost care because apparently it is this ball that is the sole guarantor of the livelihood of all the others.
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Oh yes, it's all about priorities la babe. U know, yesterday I had a conversation with one of my groupmates, and he says he's disappointed with some of the marks he gets. Tapi sendiri malas mau pi kelas. Aiya. Sometimes, u have to treat the 'ball' a bit more carefully la... rubber ball pun still need to be thrown into the air to be juggled ba... cannot expect it to float on its own. Kan? Kan??
ReplyDeleteAnyway, as for the comments setting, I didn't do anything to the settings but apparently kena 'update' ba tu. Not that I don't want you to comment on my blog coz sometimes I bombard ur blog with my comments too... what are friends for?
You know...your friends kan...LOL betul oh. Manala tau they think their rubber ball can levitate like Yoda?
ReplyDeleteHeh, okay I'm hungry. Will spam you another time.