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努力保持生活的平衡
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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. * a6 {0 L" k: j# U% ~- k9 ?1 Y! V
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
" S/ m3 k$ n! {' ~" t1 r' ?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.
' x, t( Q1 i5 c ?2 fThey will never be the same.
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1 q. `4 u; @" b2 l2 W You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? - B3 J- ~/ T. _4 x. F
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. . V4 f A8 {, x: N. j
It is because we are different that each of us is special. ) H" U# V! f. E1 I: k* o
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. . @/ l" @( F: i. V/ w7 a! i
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.
$ X/ K$ F: j! b* V i' A Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
! C. R& Q, g, h* O" TBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life.
6 Q" R+ B) x B: z! t7 z Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
& M4 i0 ^6 r' W$ G Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. " }: o, l5 S: \/ t
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. 5 P" [% n8 v# |9 y& r
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
/ I# G4 v5 j8 oThe quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. * @) q7 j1 m+ `" U" I, r
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
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2 D/ v2 d: J" V, O6 G: O5 } Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
; P# X' }9 D/ ]3 @5 D Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. 4 R9 m) G1 } j* w" Q4 D8 A
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. / A) o+ ~) i+ m+ O# o' V
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Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, & p5 N6 v4 c1 s; S* |
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. 1 ]% O2 {: s, y* B! |9 n" J
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努力保持生活平衡
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--布莱恩.戴森
) s* L+ Q/ ]/ F2 v" U. U/ M 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。 0 J2 @4 D- ^& N
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。
5 x% R3 z1 A; P& B. B它们将永远不会跟以前一样。
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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？ 1 {( m7 U- {8 E' F: f
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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。 - R+ R" d: |* ]: ^
8 `" M7 l& n5 R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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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。
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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。 1 G; s! ~9 z3 q1 |2 ^$ [. t$ V3 i
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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。 , S- {4 }% b$ V; f& f6 N
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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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: `* a, d& v& w; o+ V3 Q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；
; C- p5 K( `/ o- Z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。 7 ^- @1 S" |& n
/ I2 P( Y7 F$ V, V1 R" r不要忘记，人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。
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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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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。
2 c6 f5 U5 t; R8 ]- m, t昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：
' S$ Q7 ~" i& e& |! `" Q8 Z那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 * l/ {' K; l" W1 s/ [1 n
$ ~' P8 a6 n" S" h （周倩茹编译） ! S3 e( M. u6 e9 x
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