Hey friends,
Today I wanted to share a story that makes me think about what is important work or family?
The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it’s the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise. I was listening to my favorite Saturday program on the radio. Someone by the name of Tom made a call and shared how he had to stay away from his family due to the nature of his work but that the job paid him really well and that he was having the time of his life. He was thirty-two years old and his question was: what should his priority be – job or family?
Another listener offered some advice I would never forget. ‘Well, Tom,’ he said, ‘it sure sounds like you’re busy with your job. They must pay you well but it’s a shame you have to be away from home and your family so much.
My theory of a thousand marbles. You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives for about 75 years. I know, some live more and some live less but on average, folks live about 75 years. ‘Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3900 which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime. It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in any detail and by that time I had lived through over 2800 Saturdays. I got to thinking that if I lived to be 75, I only had about 1100 of them left to enjoy. ‘So, I went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had,’ the old man went on. ‘I ended up with 1000 marbles. I took them home and put them inside a large clear plastic container next to the radio. Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away. I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more on the really important things in life. There is nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities straight.
This morning, I took the very last marble out of the container. I figure if I make it until next Saturday then I have been given a little extra time. And the one thing we can all use is a little more time. I hope you spend more time with your loved ones. Have a good morning!’
This story literally changed my view on how I look at time and family.
I hope this helps you too!
This is the last mail of this year
I want to wish you a very happy new year make sure to kill it
Love 🥰🥰
Ronak
Favorite things this year
actually, I wanted to share a lot of things but I cant probably on some next mail
Blog Post - How to Enjoy Life (Raptitude) - Really good read about taking pleasure in everyday things in life. I love the content on the Raptitude blog generally - it’s sort of the direction I want to head with my own.
Quote of the week
“You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.” —Tony Robbins
This line is from my other favorite book on productivity getting things done
Tweet of the week
Video of the week
By Ronak shah
I’m Ronak, a marketer, engineer, YouTuber, Podcaster from India. every weekend I send an email newsletter with some life hacks, books, quotes to improve our life. make sure to share it with your friends!!