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幾年前在某個大學的畢業典禮中，可口可樂的總裁布賴恩‧戴森(Brian Dyson)說了一段有關工作與生活中其他事物間的關係的話：

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 even shattered. 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 they would be 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. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; 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 savored each step of the way.
Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery and Today is a gift: that's why we call it "The Present."

想像生活是一個比賽，你必須同時丟接五個球，這五個球分別是工作、家庭、健康、朋友以及精神生活，而你不可讓任何一個球落地。
你很快就會發現工作是一個橡皮球，如果它掉下來，它會再彈回去，而其他四個球：家庭、健康、朋友以及精神生活是玻璃製的，如果你讓這四個球其中任何一個落下來，它們會磨損、受損甚至粉碎，而一旦落下，它們將不再和以前一樣。你必須知道這些事而在生活中設法求得平衡，但要怎麼做呢?
不要認為你應該與其他人做比較，因為每個人都不同，因此每個人都是獨特的。
不要將別人視為重要的事訂為自己要達成的目標，只有你自己知道自己需要什麼。
不要將一切貼心的事物視為理所當然，要重視生活中所擁有的，因為一旦失去了它們你的生活即將失去意義。
不要活在過去中或只是為了未來而活，而讓你的生命由指端滑落。重視現在、把握當下，你將每天過著充實的生活。當你仍可以給予時，不要輕言放棄；在你停止嘗試之前，沒有任何一件事是已經結束的。
不要害怕承認自己是不完美的，因為這是將我們聯結在一起的微弱聯繫。
不要害怕面對風險，我們在嘗試中學得勇敢。
不要說真愛難尋而將愛排除於你生活之外。接受愛的最快方法是給予，將愛握得太緊將會很快失去它，而保持愛的最好方法是給它自由。
不要匆忙的過生活而忘了自己曾經歷過的種種事物，以及自己未來的方向。
不要懼怕學習，知識是沒有重量的，你永遠可以輕易的帶著它與你同行。
不要揮霍時間或話語，這兩樣事物是無法收回的。
生活不是一個競賽，但是在這條路上，每一步都能令你回味無窮。昨天已成歷史，明天仍未知，而今天則是一個賜予，這就是我們稱它為PRESENT的原因。

   Five Balls of Life  生命中的五個球  Brian Dyson  可口可樂