The Story of the Five Balls
ive just read the first love story novel of James Patterson, "Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas". And I’ve learned an important lesson from it…. It’s about the story of the five balls. It goes like this….
Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling give balls. The balls are called WORK, FAMILY, HEALTH, FRIENDS, and INTEGRITY. And you’re keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls– family, health, friends and integrity — are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered. And once you truly understand the lesson of the five balls, you will have the beginnings of balance in your life.
