Would you sacrifice family for career?

I am sure we may have heard such comments like:

"He has done well for himself. He is now the managing director of the company but one of his sons is a drug addict while the other is presently in jail for murder."

"She is a renowned human right activist but
her home is in chaos"

Career is like a rubber plate when dropped from a height is not affected by the impact of the fall. It is recovered still as a plate and can still be used. However, family is like a clay plate that falls from the same height but shatters to pieces. It can no longer be utilized as a plate unless the pieces are crushed and re-moulded. Re-moulding will certainly result in something different from the one that broke and there is the possibility of not being impressed with the outcome. So why would you choose to drop the clay plate instead of the rubber plate? A well moulded beautifully designed clay plate would usually be more attractive than the rubber plate anytime any day! [More..]