Unit 5 The Value of Life [0:5.18]Listen and Respond [0:7.62]Life is a Bottle of Rocks
[0:11.23]A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the desk in front of him.
[0:17.95]When the final student was seated, he picked up a large
[0:22.13]and empty glass bottle and filled it with rocks about 2 inches in diameter. [0:27.98]He then asked the students if the jar was full. [0:31.38]They agreed that it was.
[0:34.52]He then picked up a box of pebbles and added them to the jar, shaking it lightly.
[0:40.88]The pebbles, of course rolled into the open areas between the rocks. [0:46.50]“Is this jar filled now?” [0:48.81]Yes, the students said.
[0:51.48]But then he picked up a bag of sand and poured it into bottle. [0:55.89]The sand filled in everything else.
[0:58.67]Once more he asked if it was full and after some thinking they said that it was.
[1:5.91]The professor then took 2 cans of beer and poured the beer into the jar. [1:11.73]The students laughed loudly.
[1:15.17]After the laughter stopped, the professor spoke again: “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.
[1:24.41]The rocks are the important things in your life, your family, your partner, your health,
[1:30.67]your children — things that would still remain even if everything else were lost, and your life would still be full.
[1:39.37]The pebbles are the other things that matter — like your job, your house, your car.
[1:45.74]The sand is everything else. [1:47.84]The small stuff.
[1:49.26]If you put the sand into the jar first there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks.”
[1:55.56]“The same goes for your life.
[1:58.43]If you spend your life on small stuff, you will never have room for things that are important to you.
[2:5.13]Pay attention to things that are critical to your happiness: your family, your health.
[2:12.00]There will always be time to go to work, clean the house and so on. [2:17.03]Take care of the rocks first — the things that really matter. [2:21.61]Set your priorities. [2:23.44]The else is just sand.”
[2:26.37]After the impact of what he said settled,
[2:29.50]one of the students raised his hand and inquired what the beer represented.
[2:34.70]“I am glad you asked.” [2:36.24]He replied.
[2:37.54]“It just goes to prove that no matter how full your life may seem, [2:41.99]there is always room for a couple of beers.”
Unit 6 Learning to Work Together [0:5.84]Listen and Respond [0:8.63]Be a Team Player
[0:11.12]If you really wish to succeed in life, it is very important to be a team player. [0:16.87]For example, in a basketball game, Michael Jordan is a great player,
[0:21.82]but he still has to cooperate well with his team members to win a game, [0:26.38]because every member of his team has a very specific role
[0:30.22]and every member of the team is vital to the success of the team. [0:34.75]If one player does not play well, the team will lose the game.
[0:39.62]Of course, the concept of teamwork applies to more than just sports.
[0:44.54]In the workplace and in school, working together is also an important element for success.
[0:51.34]In the workplace, it is important to be thought of as a team player, [0:55.83]for no one person can build a railroad or manage an airline.
[1:0.59]In today’s world most companies are using team concepts to run their business.
[1:6.92]Success in college can also depend on teamwork.
[1:10.48]Lab work and group projects are just some of the experiences requiring good cooperation with others.
[1:18.69]Human beings are social creatures. [1:21.12]Like it or not, we are all team players.
Unit 7 Adversity
[0:4.50]Listen and Respond
[0:6.95]Carrots, Eggs and Coffee Beans
[0:13.10]A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her.
[0:19.41]She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. [0:24.85]Her father, a cook, took her to the kitchen.
[0:29.72]He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. [0:35.16]When the water came to a boil, he placed carrots in one of them, [0:40.19]eggs in the second pot, and coffee beans in the third.
[0:44.66]His daughter waited impatiently and wondered what he was doing.
[0:50.12]In about twenty minutes he took out the boiled carrots and eggs and placed them in two different bowls.
[0:58.26]Then he poured her a cup of coffee.
[1:2.31]He turned to his daughter, and asked her, “What do you see?”
[1:7.09]“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied and asked, “What does it mean, Father?”
[1:14.08]He explained that the carrots, eggs and coffee beans each had faced [1:20.02]the same adversity, boiling water, but each reacted differently.
[1:25.79]The carrots went in strong and hard but came out softened and weak. [1:31.09]The eggs had been weak.
[1:33.26]But after being boiled their inside became hardened. [1:37.59]The coffee beans were unique, however.
[1:40.51]After they were boiled in the boiling water, they had made the water taste better.
[1:47.09]Then the father asked his daughter, “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you react?
[1:53.82]When life isn’t turning out quite the way you expected, you have a choice to make.
[1:59.17]Which will you be — a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?
[2:4.74]If you are like the coffee bean, when things are at their worst, [2:8.94]you get better and make things better around you.”
Unit 8 Human Behaviour [00:04.44]Listen and Respond [00:06.96]The Unexpected Rescue
[00:10.29]I was walking along a dark street late one evening when I heard screams coming from behind some bushes.
[00:17.57]Alarmed, I slowed down to listen, and realized that what I was [00:21.93]hearing were the sounds of a hard fight and tearing of clothes. [00:26.33]Only yards from where I stood, a woman was being attacked. [00:30.41]Should I get involved?
[00:31.82]I was frightened for my own safety and cursed myself for having suddenly decided to take a new way home.
[00:39.28]Shouldn’t I run to the nearest phone and call the police?
[00:43.53]Although the thoughts in my head had only taken seconds, already the girl’s cries were growing weaker. [00:50.78]I knew I had to act fast.
[00:53.30]How could I walk away from this? [00:55.52]No, I finally decided.
[00:57.53]I could not turn my back on the fate of this
[01:00.19]unknown woman even if it meant risking my own life. [01:05.00]I am not a brave man, nor am I a strong man.
[01:08.33]I don’t know where I found the courage and physical strength,
[01:12.15]but once I had finally decided to help the girl I seemed to have changed into another man.
[01:18.62]I ran behind the bushes and pulled the attacker off the woman. [01:22.77]While struggling, we fell to the ground,
[01:25.23]where we wrestled for a few minutes until the attacker jumped up and escaped.
[01:30.38]Breathing hard, I approached the girl, who was sobbing behind a tree.
[01:34.97]In the darkness I could barely see her outline, but I could sense her trembling shock.
[01:41.17]Not wanting to frighten her further, I spoke to her from a distance. [01:46.04]“It’s OK.”
[01:47.20]I comforted her. [01:48.80]“The man ran away. [01:50.62]You are safe now.”
[01:53.81]There was a long pause...
[01:56.25]I heard the words in amazement. [01:59.21]“Daddy, is that you?”
[02:01.97]And then, from behind the tree, stepped out my youngest daughter, Katherine.
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