“青山依旧在， 几度夕阳红。” 用这句话形容SBT不为过。来公司快五年了，我们 送走了一批老板， 又迎来了一批新老板， 公司架构调整，人员变迁，四五百号人，就象玩多米诺骨牌一样， 顶端一小动，下面驳倒一大片。看淡了风起云涌的变革， 也承受了翻天覆地的动荡，我似乎感觉自己成“神仙”了。

新老板是工作狂，他白天开会，晚上发email。 他的email 甚至可以在深夜一两点出现在你的邮箱里。 他可以在你休假的时候， 突然连上一个conference call， 电话那头有很多重量级人物，让你也不得怠慢。 记得有一天， 我正在炒菜，手机铃声响起：“你好，XXX！ 现在电话上有XXX, XXX,XXX ，我们现在讨论一下XXX问题。” 一边锅里的菜等着翻炒，一边出现如此正式的会议对话， 我只能关掉炉火， 将手机放在免提状态， 打开电脑， 进入工作状态。我不知道别人有没有这样的经历，对我来说，就是家常便饭。尽管我讨厌休息时有工作电话骚扰，但老板的电话又不能不接。所以我说自己超脱了。有时真是惊叹自己能在如此高负荷的环境下生存了近五年载！

可是身体终究不是钢筋铁骨，随着时间的消逝，精力永远跟不上变化的步伐。疯狂工作， 你还能坚持多久？“不能用现在挣的钱付将来的医药费。” 每当我工作疲惫时，总是会回想起老师的话。 他已经走了有快一年了。

因你的匆忙，错过了早晨明媚的阳光；因你的匆忙，错过了聆听啾啾鸟鸣；因你的匆忙，错过了享受下午的读书时间；因你的匆忙，错过了孩子倾诉的心声；因你的匆忙，错过了给父母的一声问候；因你的匆忙，错过了家人的团聚和分享….错过了不会再来，把脚步放慢些，再慢些吧。不要把一切都归于忙碌， 工作再忙， 也要挤出时间和家人在一起，家庭是维系工作和朋友的港湾， 没有一个温暖的家， 一切都是空的。

生命会老， 容颜易衰，在忙碌工作的同时， 别忘了给自己和家人多一点时间。因为， 他们才是你生命中最重要的一部分。

一则小故事，与博友们分享：

             A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her 5-year

            old son waiting for her at the door.

            SON: 'Mummy, may I ask you a question?'

            MUM: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman.

            SON: 'Mummy, how much do you make an hour?'

            MUM: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the woman

            said angrily.

            SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?'

            MUM: 'If you must know, I make R 50 an hour.'

            SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.

            SON: 'Mummy, may I please borrow R25?'

            The mother was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can

            borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march

            yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being

            so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish frivolities.'

            The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door..

            The woman sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's

            questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?

            After about an hour or so, the woman had calmed down , and started to think:

            Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that R25.00 and he

            really didn't ask for money very often The woman went to the door of the

            little boy's room and opened the door.

            'Are you asleep, son?' She asked.

            'No Mummy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.

            'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard o n you earlier' said the woman.

            'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the R25

            you asked for.'

            The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mummy!' he yelled.

            Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.

            The woman saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.

            The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his

            mother.

            'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the mother grumbled.

            'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied

            'Mummy, I have R50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home

            early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'

            The mother was crushed. She put his arms around her little son, and she

            begged for his forgiveness.

            It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should

            not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with

            those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to

            share that R50 worth of your time with someone you love.

            If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace

            us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.