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What Gives Balance to Life?
If you ask most people what is most important to them in life, they will probably say love, family, happiness, peace of mind, money, success, appreciation, recognition, health etc. The sad part of it is that many don’t have these things in their life. As strange as it may sound, you can have all of them and still not have a balanced and fulfilled life. The purpose of this article is to discuss what gives balance to life. Those who seem to have it all I watched the last concert Elvis Presley had only shortly before his death; he announced the last song and it was “Are you lonesome tonight?”…
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Perception…something to think about…
Washington, D.C., Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approximately two thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes: a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule. 4 minutes later: The violinist received his first dollar; a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk. 6 minutes: A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his…