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Story 1 Father was a hardworking man who delivered bread as a living to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings after work attending classes, hoping to improve himself so that he could one day find a better paying job. Except for Sundays, Father hardly ate a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to provide his family with the best money could buy. Whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. But he often yearned to spend more time with his family. The day came when the examination results were announced. To his joy, Father passed, and with distinctions too! Soon after, he was offered a good job as a senior supervisor which paid handsomely. Like a dream come true, Father could now afford to provide his family with life’s little luxuries like nice clothing, fine food and vacation abroad. However, the family still did not get to see father for most of the week. He continued to work very hard, hoping to be promoted to the position of manager. In fact, to make himself a worthily candidate for the promotion, he enrolled for another course in the Open University. Again, whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. But he often yearned to spend more time with his family. Father’s hard work paid off and he was promoted. Jubilantly, he decided to hire a maid to relieve his wife from her domestic tasks. He also felt that their three-room flat was no longer big enough, it would be nice for his family to be able to enjoy the facilities and comfort of a condominium. Having experienced the rewards of his hard work many times before, Father resolved to further his studies and work at being promoted again. The family still did not get to see much of him. In fact, sometimes Father had to work on Sundays entertaining clients. Again, whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. But he often yearned to spend more time with his family. As expected, Father’s hard work paid off again and he bought a beautiful condominium overlooking the coast of Singapore. On the first Sunday evening at their new home, Father declared to his family that he decided not to take anymore courses or pursue any more promotions. From then on he was going to devote more time to his family. Father did not wake up the next day. Story 2 A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up the remaining open areas of the jar. He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.” “Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter – like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else, the small stuff.” "If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party, or fix the disposal.” "Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.” ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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00waterh: 回帖置顶 2015-05-04 13:58:54
00waterh: 金币+3, i think keep a simple life is enough. 2015-05-04 14:01:27
00waterh: 回帖置顶 2015-05-04 13:58:54
00waterh: 金币+3, i think keep a simple life is enough. 2015-05-04 14:01:27
| I always seem to have the opinion that the industrilized society has alienated human beings and deprived us of many of the simple beauties in life. However, what an arduous task it is for a common individual to keep calm and to be strong enough as not to be carried away by the overwhelming social tide? |
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00waterh: 回帖置顶 2015-05-04 13:59:02
00waterh: 金币+4, yeah, parents, and family are the most important of all. 2015-05-04 14:03:45
00waterh: 回帖置顶 2015-05-04 13:59:02
00waterh: 金币+4, yeah, parents, and family are the most important of all. 2015-05-04 14:03:45
| The first story moves me a lot, it makes me think of an advertisement on CCTV, and the main meaning is that the son planned to make their parents enjoy happiness when he got some progress on his life. But before he got to the right position he expected, one day, he got a call from his family, his mother died, at the moment, he realized that he had lost the chance to make his mother enjoy the happiness forever. So I hope that cannot happen to us, we should spend much more time with our parents when they are healthy, because you never know when they might pass away. |
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