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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. , k. P5 f1 M: V6 z
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. 6 ^) q9 x* c" \5 K F
But 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. 2 l- E/ }% a. G. f9 S) N. M
They will never be the same. ! G |4 a& j7 _
/ g3 ?, t+ B% q You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? ' P( T! l- K! _
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. c& u' \3 C$ z7 J+ T
It is because we are different that each of us is special.
( t q2 L" t! c. S1 Y$ n Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
* A# ~& F6 k, v* ]! s; v 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. : e$ I' C% C0 s4 O% y \9 n
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
) D5 C) k3 N' ZBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. 0 W* F- i( Z% c+ c" H
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
6 {) Y) \5 X$ V; {$ m Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
$ r% D: ?1 l3 G9 r9 A* K. l Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. ) k+ W3 S, I! k0 I% H* Y& I
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
2 A W! O# S1 x$ c/ HThe quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
+ B& ?/ P* c2 D5 C. v1 r7 ? Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
3 j w% o, U# rbut also where you are going.
: w; N5 ~0 y1 D W5 ~4 Y" H Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
4 N8 g: {( i7 P Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. $ T0 `; F9 v+ G$ Y& k n; w
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved.
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Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, 4 C) b7 T$ l! `# { m# ^) P/ `
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. ' ~2 c* q4 e! G+ }
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) U* n4 X1 P: U6 b: t% e 努力保持生活平衡 ; r$ r* |* d% w/ k) e4 E
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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。
4 B) n% k) b2 S1 C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。
# |. r+ f" W0 ?. N& _' T6 a: \' ?它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 & K4 v% R7 _6 G. J* v1 N& R% ^6 F0 M
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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？ 9 p! U* C/ ]' `
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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。 $ R5 W; W9 W/ H. P
$ Y2 ]4 U; E$ t* w/ C* M$ z$ y* ~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。
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`: J5 a$ c$ }. M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。 0 u5 l. P$ `- R, ~; v7 K
0 l0 [5 L6 _( x7 F" x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。 ) q- b$ A8 K. q$ Q
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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。 4 u4 o/ V1 ~1 V8 O
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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。 / V: v) {4 H! Z8 `# E# Y
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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；
7 ^4 ~. L; @ q2 [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。
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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。 ( `/ c! P+ J( f2 n- F
! {; @, ~4 P2 N. C8 Y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。
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9 Q2 \2 }* C# U* u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。
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生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。 , P2 s8 b- n3 ~3 n: H
昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：
8 I# Y: [$ s; i# U5 x那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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$ q& h: o) Z" @% e6 l: E （周倩茹编译）
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