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Unit 5 The Value of Life [0:]Listen and Respond [0:]Life is a Bottle of Rocks
[0:]A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the desk in front of him.
[0:]When the final student was seated, he picked up a large
[0:]and empty glass bottle and filled it with rocks about 2 inches in diameter.
[0:]He then asked the students if the jar was full. [0:]They agreed that it was.
[0:]He then picked up a box of pebbles and added them to the jar, shaking it lightly.
[0:]The pebbles, of course rolled into the open areas between the rocks. [0:]“Is this jar filled now” [0:]Yes, the students said.
[0:]But then he picked up a bag of sand and poured it into bottle. [0:]The sand filled in everything else.
[0:]Once more he asked if it was full and after some thinking they said that it was.
[1:]The professor then took 2 cans of beer and poured the beer into the jar.
[1:]The students laughed loudly.
[1:]After the laughter stopped, the professor spoke again: “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.
[1:]The rocks are the important things in your life, your family, your partner, your health,
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[1:]The pebbles are the other things that matter — like your job, your house, your car.
[1:]The sand is everything else. [1:]The small stuff.
[1:]If you put the sand into the jar first there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks.”
[1:]“The same goes for your life.
[1:]If you spend your life on small stuff, you will never have room for things that are important to you.
[2:]Pay attention to things that are critical to your happiness: your family, your health.
[2:]There will always be time to go to work, clean the house and so on. [2:]Take care of the rocks first — the things that really matter. [2:]Set your priorities. [2:]The else is just sand.”
[2:]After the impact of what he said settled,
[2:]one of the students raised his hand and inquired what the beer represented.
[2:]“I am glad you asked.” [2:]He replied.
[2:]“It just goes to prove that no matter how full your life may seem, [2:]there is always room for a couple of beers.”
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Unit 6 Learning to Work Together [0:]Listen and Respond [0:]Be a Team Player
[0:]If you really wish to succeed in life, it is very important to be a team player.
[0:]For example, in a basketball game, Michael Jordan is a great player, [0:]but he still has to cooperate well with his team members to win a game, [0:]because every member of his team has a very specific role [0:]and every member of the team is vital to the success of the team. [0:]If one player does not play well, the team will lose the game. [0:]Of course, the concept of teamwork applies to more than just sports. [0:]In the workplace and in school, working together is also an important element for success.
[0:]In the workplace, it is important to be thought of as a team player, [0:]for no one person can build a railroad or manage an airline. [1:]In today’s world most companies are using team concepts to run their business.
[1:]Success in college can also depend on teamwork.
[1:]Lab work and group projects are just some of the experiences requiring good cooperation with others.
[1:]Human beings are social creatures. [1:]Like it or not, we are all team players.
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Unit 7 Adversity [0:]Listen and Respond
[0:]Carrots, Eggs and Coffee Beans
[0:]A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her.
[0:]She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. [0:]Her father, a cook, took her to the kitchen.
[0:]He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. [0:]When the water came to a boil, he placed carrots in one of them, [0:]eggs in the second pot, and coffee beans in the third.
[0:]His daughter waited impatiently and wondered what he was doing. [0:]In about twenty minutes he took out the boiled carrots and eggs and placed them in two different bowls. [0:]Then he poured her a cup of coffee.
[1:]He turned to his daughter, and asked her, “What do you see” [1:]“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied and asked, “What does it mean, Father”
[1:]He explained that the carrots, eggs and coffee beans each had faced [1:]the same adversity, boiling water, but each reacted differently. [1:]The carrots went in strong and hard but came out softened and weak. [1:]The eggs had been weak.
[1:]But after being boiled their inside became hardened. [1:]The coffee beans were unique, however.
[1:]After they were boiled in the boiling water, they had made the water taste better.
[1:]Then the father asked his daughter, “When adversity knocks on your
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