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8 _2 b. ^) c4 j: a 努力保持生活的平衡
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+ C8 k" M/ \! b5 I& M, a by Brain Dyson
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1 x( {' f9 [" s* b! `7 k 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.
' D8 x9 ` F1 Y9 jyou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
' x8 L. l9 s! A" R# a& t3 cBut 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. 8 o" z+ q: P# K" [8 h; C- T0 X R
They will never be the same. * k, q4 T* A# |+ ]/ J, `
" F/ W" O% W" h8 H You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
3 G& j# z) `+ n- X, \5 { Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
/ X' }5 Q n, Y! Z/ ~ GIt is because we are different that each of us is special. % s+ d0 L: t1 S+ S( F9 h0 D0 a
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. : W$ Y! E: e# K# z
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.
( v7 S3 T4 ]' S: E( [ Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
' k" {* o4 y( ]By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life.
+ o, P% i, t4 S% v# H8 e! M/ N; p( b Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. ! \/ i: F/ v7 O8 ?9 j
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. & P1 f: m: v+ ?6 N
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. + B- {( }6 S$ U
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. e* Z. k( K: h' ?5 X4 B
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
, R v3 @% t1 R1 p Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
" R/ W+ ~- x* F) mbut also where you are going. 7 A- ~/ ^: ^8 e# N4 i H
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
: ~$ \& X0 N$ c* V Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. , W0 ^$ y5 f# c8 r; D0 G; x
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, r" d/ M5 D- E( D! P5 \1 Z
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present.
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- `, R' j2 L! T3 l# f 努力保持生活平衡
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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。
1 k( v8 w) D5 D5 v( t4 F9 G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。 / U: B" p, _0 H" [% x% g7 x
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？ # i( X) I# H6 D, J, t8 E1 C7 H
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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。 + F9 ]& T$ D9 J% C$ W& r
' V" S1 }# H$ k- }- c$ M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。 8 |! Z( h7 |" \! |' B( H( B
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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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0 O% G0 F% j" k6 x, E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。 c3 e1 _, I- r3 d' g4 G
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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。 H; W4 J) [1 l# u
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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。 : d, g( T8 F3 {) Z! t+ u
% O, k! n. Q8 V/ s& s4 l. `不要害怕遇到危险。我们正是在冒险中学会勇敢的。 # I5 D! i7 }2 E. _3 Y) U
8 X0 g% ?+ w) {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；
) f- j: I: Q7 a* {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。 ; n% P: E/ J# s7 V5 n3 M7 w6 R [! y
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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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) {5 a+ l6 e& D3 E* J( l; v9 J/ q* G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。 / n; l3 b7 m6 o) P
7 `$ h& A) Z* X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。
# B/ t5 ?% {2 |3 k, z# `) o- i昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：
- R& l/ j; m! h& i那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 4 Q2 a$ g1 c+ b, a
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