Sunday, March 28, 2010

5 Balls of life

last few days.... a colleague forwarded me an e-mail regarding the 5 Balls of life..

which i found it quite meaningful~~

tot of sharing it here, therefore, i
Googled n found this :-

This is actually quoted from the book "Suzanne's Diary to Nicholas" by James Patterson.

This book has a great word picture about life.

You are to imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air.

You name them; Work, Family, Health, Friends, and Spirit.

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.

All these 4 glass ball should be treated in the same matter.. None could overtake each other.. to have balance in life... (i think)
Over-concentrating in ONE.. could make u neglect the other...
Remember: once broke, means it's broke...

They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life. The book suggests 12 ways:

1. Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.

There's no 2 same persons in this world. U r who u r....
2. Don't set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.

This means stop comparing?
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.

What's closest to my heart?
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.

Stop imagining what u want in the future... n stop thinking back...
Cherish the PRESENT!
5. Don't give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

Giving without taking? Pure contribution?
Never Give up?
6. Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us together.

I'm not perfect at all....
Who's perfect?
I'm on the right track~~ ^.^
7. Don't be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Failure is part of life...
Failure is what makes u grow.
Keep trying till u success....

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.
Give, to receive love?
I'll let u FLY...
but can i FLY too??
^.^
9. Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going.
Take it slowly.... let life passes slowly~~

10. Don't forget that a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.

Ya... I'm being neglected...
T.T
Who M i to u??
Where do i rank in ur life...?
11. Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.

Learning in progress
Try N Error is in progress too~

12. Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.

okay... stop booming ppl....
there's NO TAKE 2 in life...
stop saying sorry for what u have done....
nth can be retrieved....

These are the few great thoughts from the book "Suzanne's Diary to Nicholas" by James Patterson.


Gonna get this book soon~~
Truely agree with it's theory!!

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