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EL DISCURSO DE DESPEDIDA DEL PRESIDENTE DE COCA COLA ( U.S.A..) EL DISCURSO MAS CORTO Lo dijo al dejar el cargo de Presidente de Coca Cola U.S.A.. "Imagina la vida como un juego en el que estás malabareando cinco pelotas en el aire. Estas son: - Tu Trabajo, - Tu Familia, - Tu Salud, - Tus Amigos y - Tu Vida Espiritual Y tú las mantienes todas éstas en el aire. Pronto te darás cuenta que el Trabajo es como una pelota de goma.Si la dejas caer, rebotará y regresará. Pero las otras cuatro pelotas: Familia, Salud, Amigos y Espíritu son frágiles, como de cristal. Si dejas caer una de estas, irrevocablemente saldrá astillada,marcada, mellada, dañada e incluso rota. Nunca volverá a ser lo mismo. Debes entender esto: apreciar y esforzarte por conseguir y cuidar lo más valioso. Trabaja eficientemente en el horario regular de oficina y deja el trabajo a tiempo. Dale el tiempo requerido a tu familia y a tus amigos. Haz ejercicio, come y descansa adecuadamente. Y sobre todo.....crece en vida interior, en lo espiritual, que es lo más trascendental, porque es eterno. Shakespeare decía: Siempre me siento feliz, ¿sabes por que? Porque no espero nada de nadie; esperar siempre duele. Los problemas no son eternos, siempre tienen solución. Lo único que no se resuelve es la muerte. La vida es corta, ¡por eso ámala.! Vive intensamente y recuerda: Antes de hablar... ¡Escucha ! Antes de escribir... ¡ Piensa! Antes de criticar... ¡ Examínate ! Antes de herir... Siente Antes de orar... Perdona Antes de gastar... Gana Antes de rendirte...intenta ANTES DE MORIR.....VIVE…!!****

(traducerea : va urma)

Hablando de pelotas simbólicas y cuál es más valiosa, hay un otro cuento semejante ( en inglés) con la version you tube también. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqBws...eature=related

The mayonnaise jar and the two cups of coffe

"A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him on a table. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and put a tennis ball in it.

Then he proceeded to fill the remained space with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “yes.”

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

“Now,” said the professor, as the laughter subsided, ” This jar represents your life. The tennis ball represent the most important thing in it: God.

The golf balls are also important things such as your family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions—the 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 in life like your job, your house, and your car, your money. 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 golf balls nor the tennis ball.

The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are really important to you.
Pay attention to the things that are critical to your soul. Make time to talk to God, play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.

Take care of the tennis ball and the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. “I’m glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.”

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