Five Balls of Life
生命中的五个球
In a university commencement address several years ago, Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises, spoke of the relation of work to one”s othercommitments:
几年前,在一所大学 的开幕典礼中,可口可乐的首席执行官布赖恩•戴森讲到工作与其他义务的关系:
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 arubberball. If you drop it, it willbounceback.
想象生命是一场不停丢掷五个球于空中的游戏。这五个球分别为工作、家庭、健康、朋友和心灵,而且你很努力地掷着这五个球,不让它们落地。很快地你会了解工作是一个橡皮球。如果你不幸失手落下它,它还是会弹回来。
But the other four balls family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass. I