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Strive For Balance in Life 8 D1 I! G E0 A; y
努力保持生活的平衡
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by Brain Dyson 4 j0 D7 j: y; G: p
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Imagine Iife as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air.You name them—work,family,health,friends and spirit and you’re keeping all of these in the air.
2 r1 W) l) O* v0 y2 xyou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
9 c) W, r% z1 L- n* yBut the other four balls—family,health,friends and spirit—are made of glass.If you drop one of these,they will be irrevocably scuffed,marked,nicked,damaged or even shattered. 1 u3 \( R" Z$ z0 o
They will never be the same.
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! {# z4 z7 ~# h( Y! c. I' ] You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? 4 `$ O0 ?: l4 o e d9 |, Y( o5 s; y
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
. k4 @% h9 X1 i3 I( P. \It is because we are different that each of us is special.
. W- ]* S# {# i Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. ) i3 ?8 w, k7 r/ y; E
Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart.Cling to them as they were your life,for without them,life is meaningless. : h$ J; v ~+ r
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. ( |* a/ Z8 N+ E
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. ( H/ h7 D0 O- C: |/ o) ~2 ~
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. " ]/ D# R5 `* {7 [& z- t
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. + |& }& p5 F/ }1 k6 a$ ~9 \
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
$ _! b. _ p% F! Q$ O Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
: a% E0 c! e/ Z# `3 IThe quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. : [& T7 u' q: f. x E. ~
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
+ s7 ]0 S: [7 ?& Hbut also where you are going.
. }9 }3 @- ]; q) l/ g( a( I Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
1 i) T8 N b# {4 g Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. ]+ m3 S9 T; p, D1 L. y, I
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. ; l3 |! U+ x$ B% i2 ]4 I
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Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
: R- o" f# H1 P8 t; b, T4 m" _Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present.
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努力保持生活平衡
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--布莱恩.戴森 1 Y( M# W! _2 }
想象生命是一种往空中抛五个球的游戏，你把这五个球分别取名为：工作、家庭、健康、朋友和心灵，而且你要努力不让它们落地。你很快会了解到工作是一个橡皮球。
9 y1 `( E& f# T$ ?' F如果你让它落地了，它还会反弹起来。但是，家庭、健康、朋友、和心灵这四个球是用玻璃做成的，如果你让它们掉到地上，它们将会不可避免地遭到磨损，留下印记、划痕，摔破甚至碎落一地。
! o! D5 j: \! J% @ [5 H它们将永远不会跟以前一样。
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& k3 g- Y! l1 U) |$ h+ C0 w# h3 N你必须了解这个道理，并且努力保持生活的平衡。但要怎么才能做到呢？
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: u# \3 l) ], o7 O( z不要拿自己和他人比较而贬低自己的价值。正是因为我们彼此不同，所以每个人才很特别。
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不要因为别人看重那些东西而把它们设定为自己的目标。只有你才知道什么最适合自己。 ( J) Q! }" ` e8 H! o. n+ n1 D
) t f. N4 M' w+ {* X不要将最亲密的人或事视为理所当然的。好好珍惜他们，就像是你的生命一样，因为没有他们，生命将失去意义。 4 g0 x# f& Z$ _& Z: u y3 F! }
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不要让你的生命总在留恋过去或是遥想未来中流逝。如果你活在每个当下，你就活出了人生的精彩。
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当你还能给予的时候别轻言放弃。只要你不放弃，万事皆有可能。
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不要害怕承认你并非完美。我们正是藉由这脆弱的细丝紧密地联系在一起。
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不要害怕遇到危险。我们正是在冒险中学会勇敢的。
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不要以真爱难求为借口而紧闭心扉。找到爱最快的方法就是给予你的爱； : u. G' Q# |. d+ `
失去爱最快的方法就是紧紧地守着你的爱不放；维系爱的最好方式就是给爱一双翅膀。 3 ]5 ]! w: l0 O& |; L- _1 p" c# y5 {+ P
( o7 z0 s" T d* U7 d6 U1 _5 \不要匆忙地走过你的一生，以至于忘了自己到过哪里，要往哪里去。
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不要忘记，人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。
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! ]! S5 c& \3 B/ o6 J不要害怕学习。知识不会成为负担，是你可以轻松携带的珍宝。 , G! R' m5 P, ?4 ?( I4 F. Q5 h
4 C7 J& ^: P- {- j$ r) e( N! r不要漫不经心地蹉跎光阴或信口开河。时间与话语都是收不回来的。 $ v) J+ F! D2 P4 \! K! Q& s1 o
' c( c6 [. @! o8 C5 g( i生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
, p9 O7 {# v8 X7 T* V3 m& {昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：
) }# d( t$ q/ r* X% {% C那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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（周倩茹编译）
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