A few weeks ago I was driving in a car and listening to the radio. Switching the channels of the radio station, I suddenly stopped my attention on the velvet voice of an old man. He said something about "a thousand balls." I got interested, made the sound louder and began to listen.
“Okay,” the old man said, “I bet you are very busy at work. Yesterday Today Tomorrow. And let you get paid a lot. But for this money they buy your life. Think, you do not spend this time with your loved ones. I would never believe that you have to work all this time to make ends meet. You work to satisfy your desires. But know that this is a vicious circle - the more money, the more you want and the more you work to get even more.
You need to be able to ask yourself at one moment: "Do I really need this or that thing, for example, a new car?" And for that, you're ready to skip your daughter's first dance performance or your son's sporting event. Let me tell you something that really helped me keep and remember what is most important in my life.
And he began to explain his theory of the "thousand balls"
- Look, one fine day I sat down and counted. On average, a person lives 75 years. I know some live less, others more … But they live for about 75 years. Now I multiply 75 by 52 (the number of Sundays in a year) and it turns out 3900 - so many Sundays in your life. When I thought about it, I was fifty-five. This meant that I had already lived about 2900 Sundays. And I only had 1000 left. So I went to the toy store and bought 1000 little balls. I put them all in one transparent jar. After that, every Sunday I took out and threw out one ball. And I noticed that when I did this and saw that the number of balls was decreasing, I began to pay more attention to the true values of this life.
There is no stronger remedy than to watch how the number of days allotted to you decreases! Now, listen to one last thought that I would like to share with you today, before hugging my beloved wife and going for a walk with her.
This morning I pulled the last ball out of my can …
Therefore, every subsequent day is a gift for me. I accept it with gratitude and give my relatives and loved ones warmth and joy. You know, I think this is the only way to live life. I don't regret anything. It was nice talking to you, but I need to hurry to my family. Hope to hear more!
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I thought about it. There really was something to think about. I planned to hit the office for a little while today, then meet a friend. Instead, I returned home and when I saw my wife I kissed her tenderly:
- Honey, let's spend this day together, you and me.
- What happened dear?
- Nothing special, I just realized that we have not spent a weekend together. Also, let's go to the toy store. I definitely need to buy a couple of thousand balls …