Polling

Which one is the rubber ball in your life at this moment?

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.

Please indicate your nick and your choice

You may be surprised, but I chose health as the first priority. It is simple, health is the most basic step in order to achieve other things. No, I don''t want to live to be 100 years old. In fact now I don''t even expect to live over 60. Hehe. Anyway, without good health, you cannot do anything; and even worse, become a burden for your family.
After health, I''d choose career, then family, then friends.

So your choice for rubber ball is God. So is mine

Thank you, Tao lao , for your useful information.
I understand what you mean, King. But to me, my family is the most important thing, friend is next and career is the last.
And can you guys do me a favour? It seems to be hard for me to understand number 3 clearly. Can you help me?

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.
Hiểu ý nhưng ko biết dịch làm sao hết . Đại khái nói là mình phải thương yêu những người gần gũi nhất của mình, hảy quý họ như quý cuộc sống của mình vì ko có họ thì cuộc này này ko có nghỉa lý gì hết .
Câu này đúng lắm vì bình thường mình ko có coi trọng sự hiện diện của những người thân, nhưng một khi ko còn họ nữa thì mình vô cùng hối tiếc và nhớ thương họ .