Five Balls Of Life

Five Balls Of Life This was written by the CEO of Coca-Cola Brian G. Dyson.  It was used as Georgia Tech's Commencement Address: Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air.  You name them - Work - Family - Health - Friends - 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? 1. Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. 2. Don't set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. Don't give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. 6. Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us together. 7. Don't be afraid to encounter risks It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. 8. Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find. 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. 9. Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going. 10. Don't forget that a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. 11. Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily. 12. Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.

ZT

[申巷九]

哈！跟我不谋而合，我在两个月前把他贴到我SOHU博克里。

[aircraft]

林韵，我瞎说一下，觉得这个LOVE应该是广义范围的博爱，包括各种各样的爱。：)

[盈袖2006]

好文章.转贴啦...

[醉请风]

I guess most people love glass balls though have to play rubber ball more. How to balance in life is always the question.

[醉请风]

"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"

Not alway right. It's only correct when you meet the right person. It could be abused by people who take for granted and never appreciate.
Good points for 3 and 12.

[Flamenco_Girl]

The "five balls" theory sounds right to me.

[林韵]

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.
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not sure about those.

[aircraft]

都是至理名言，很多都听到过看到过。不过这个Five Balls Of Life是第一次听说。
"work is a rubber ball", "family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass"---挺有意思的.:)