Balance in your life

Got this Speech recently by Bryan Dyson (CEO of Coca Cola) from a friend.

"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."

Makes me really think hard about the kind of life most of us lead.
It's like a mirage, going from one prize to the next without a sense of
where does it really stop, it's an endless race which is won by none.
Typically for a young executive or a fresher joining work, one of the first
area which gets neglected is health, as youth normally is more ambitious,
and driven to excel quicker, beat the rest, get more! this more most of the time
translates into more stress, more late hours, more partying, more fatigue,
more burn. The second in line of suffering is the family, since these "newly
found independence" and "own money" youngsters graduate in hierarchy,
they now start spending their time and money with their peer group,
they slowly drift away from their parents and extended
family.

By the time these youngsters get married, they are running the race for
the next promotion, salary hike, buying a house, the next car, they hardly
get time for their own soul and spirit, they hardly stop and ask the question,
"what do i really want?" & hence the spirit goes for a toss. Closely followed are
the lost friends as these hunger to become bigger,more famous makes this
successful corporate a loner at the top. Imagine, where did it all start, from
a young executive close to his family,sincere about making it big in his work
and making it count to someone who's ready to leave everything behind
for the sake of a never ending corporate mirage. Makes me really think hard,
are we really getting the plot right?
are we missing the crucial areas for something which is transcending & volatile.