Work is a rubber ball!

I have just read a James Patterson Book called "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" as part of my book club which I highly recommend. But in it he writes a wonderful passage that is so relevant to us all.

"Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you’re keeping all of them in the air. But one day, you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls — family, health, friends, integrity — are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered. And once you truly understand the lesson of the five balls, you will have beginnings of balance in your life."