What are you priorities?

[gdpt-]

While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a
playground. "That's my son over there," she said, pointing to a little boy
in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide.

"He's a fine looking boy" the man said. "That's my daughter on the bike in
the white dress." Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter.

"What do you say we go, Melissa?"

Melissa pleaded, "Just five more minutes, Dad. Please? Just five more
minutes."

The man nodded and Melissa continued to ride her bike to her heart's
content.

Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his daugheter. "Time
to go now?"

Again Melissa pleaded, "Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes."

The man smiled and said, "O.K."

"My, you certainly are a patient father," the woman responded.

The man smiled and then said, "Her older brother Tommy was killed by a drunk
driver last year while he was riding his bike near here. I never spent much
time with Tommy and now I'd give anything for just five more minutes with
him. I've vowed not to make the same mistake with Melissa. She thinks she
has five more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is, I get Five more
minutes to watch her play."


Life is all about making priorities; what are your priorities?

Cuộc sống la thực hiện các ưu tiên; ưu tiên của bạn là gì?

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[Babie Lisa]

Family, family, and hmm did I mention family? ... hihi ... noi dzị chứ career is also important, and last but not least - love.

Without your parents you wouldn't be here, family is the only one who you can run to when you need help, people who will never abandon you - no matter how unworthy you are. ... Career is important because that's how you put bread on the table, that's how you help your loved ones, that's how you make yourself useful. Love is important because it makes life more beautiful. And it's not just love between boy/girl, it's love between family members, among friends, among owners and pets, etc.

[HcVcT]

There was once an operator in room ESE named Cicadas. As he finished my usual procedure of making him an operator of room ESE, he sincerely asked, "Anh Hữu, anh có gì chỉ dẫn em không?"
Startled, I asked, "Excuse me!?"
he replied in English, "As you are older, do you have any wisdom for me?"
As my one eyebrow raised, the corner of my upper lip was forming a smirk. Puffing out my chest, I promptly replied, "Sure! There are three things that a man need to uphold in life -- Integrity, dignity, and honor."
With the utmost respect, Cicadas proceeded, "Please elaborate."
As the smirk is formed fully on my face, I preached, "Well, my young friend, Integrity is how others see you. Dignity is how you see yourself. And Honor is how God sees you."
With reverence, Cicadas thanked me and promised to take my wisdom to heart. He embraced my words as if he had found the answer to all answers, the meaning of life, the ultimate truth in humanity.
Gladly, I sat there, astonished by my own words, memerized by its depth, hypnotized by its profound meaning... I was proud of myself. Yet, the least unexpected thing happened. There's an ill feeling growing inside me. It pierced my heart and weighed heavily on my soul. In my confused brain, it was identified as "guilt". This "guilt" quickly transforms into "shame", which turned into realization, then disappointment, then fear. FEAR! I feared myself. How could I conscientiously preach something I have not practiced! I have realized I felt so short of my own message to a new young friend. Not that my words were not true, but my actions and characters did not reflect those words. I started praying that Cicadas somehow wouldn't use me as a threshold of measurement.
In my quest of understanding, I realized that in my attempt to preach, I was taught by a new young friend of a great lesson to this day. He showed me how to discern, to be noble, to be humble. I often think back to this lesson I had learned that day everytime my chest is puffing, my head is growing, and my chin is starting to point ... upward.
What does it have to do with the story posted by cô gd? Well, I realized of the most important thing. The so-call "priority" of my life is how I feel of myself. How do I get to the point that I can feel confident but not conceited, be comfortable but not lazy, be loving but not overbearing, be supportive but not impossing, be useful but not pretentious.
As family, love, and career are all important to me, I place my "well being" above them all. I can't help my family if I am broken! I can't love someone fully if I feel unworthy of love! I can't succeed in my career if I fail the test of confidence. Unfortunately, I don't have the time in this life time to make myself "well" before I proceed. So I go on everyday trying to take better care of my "well being", that I can be of more help to my family, that I can love a little bit deeper, that I can perform better in my career.
Love is not what one receives, but what one gives. Riches is not measured by the content of your pocket, but by the contentment of your heart.
It's the yearning of giving 5 more minutes that could haunt a father for the rest of his life. For this Thanksgiving, I thank God for giving all the fathers, that are able, the chance to give their daughters ... 5 more minutes.

Sorry for all my lengthy gibberish.

[happy_family_4ever]

Life is all about making priorities; what are your priorities?

Cuộc sống la thực hiện các ưu tiên; ưu tiên của bạn là gì?

If making priority is life, I would say my family and all member of it is my life. When my sister is sad, when she feels disappointed, anytimes when she has troubles, I would rather stay home with her than go out with my friends and play super bowl. I would rather spend my time a little more for all house works like cleaning, cooking... so when the others arrive home, they feel comfortable and relaxing bacause everything is ready, tidy and bright. I would like to take a day off work so I can take my mother to the hospital for medical advice for her paintful backbone. I woud like to spend my bonus on some new computer hardware like an extra VGA card so my brother can do his drawing better and faster. I would secretly buy some good wines for my father to suprise him sometimes because I know he love it so much.
I will lend a hand if any of my realtives need it. Teaching marth to my 7 year-old-cousin, tutoring English for my 18-year-old-cousin, taking care of my aunt when she is in hospital, finding a suitable job for my uncle.... I am always be there for them. There are more and more things I want to do for them, just because they are my family. My needs always come later. They are everything to me. That's my first and only one priority.

[amyvn]

It is easy for all of us to say that : our priority is family including father , mother , sisters brothers and people who we love .
However what you can do so that the priority will be taken, will be alway the first in you life when you have also much things in work, the life outside your family ?
whenever we miss a meal around family eating table , we donot go together with our family we always give one right reason and sometime we regret and think that for next time we don't let that mistake again. The life always continue, we run rushly to our work, to our outside life... because we are sure that the family is of ours, they are always there, always waiting for our comeback but that is not true , the life with too much unexpected things, that happens you know only when it happened and we begin to regret

Let's live so that we mustnot regret so much, what you can do , so bring that in actual , donot wait ,donot give any right reason