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$ |* s0 F( L$ E0 w Strive For Balance in Life
; P" a B$ G( y3 F6 i: x! {) L 努力保持生活的平衡
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by Brain Dyson
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" j( v; c W( h 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 m5 \" b3 P7 Q- g7 \! _+ n
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. ; D0 @' U; l! W
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.
0 e1 w2 i5 x( iThey will never be the same. # k8 g- H/ e( `/ ?7 h* H
, ^, ]# s) ~% S You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? , y3 |# i5 O% y
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. " [% k7 E/ b) O! j8 v
It is because we are different that each of us is special.
; _" f4 v: y# t# T Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. 2 |( h3 B+ J) a, p" w+ R
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. 2 m& N+ R/ c! }& ]6 W
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. ( N! n) q$ X7 Q [
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life.
, @& @/ D' I2 h# I% Q2 b Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. 1 e8 a/ d8 M8 E8 J8 l- v1 G( Y
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. ) i# p/ d( r1 u( F5 ?7 i
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
/ o7 M! }, h9 ]; c3 L- {5 d Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
7 ]. w- w) d, M( \4 Q& N/ ^The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. ( t- q; a5 O* @3 h$ R) Q
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, ! x+ B6 H- C! W+ X( @9 E7 T5 E
but also where you are going. : b) P4 D$ O6 G5 ]5 ~( `
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. 5 H D3 M) m- m
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. " T* q/ m; E! i. ]+ b
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. + Z/ g* c* `$ j! _) x* S2 `4 L
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Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
5 l" |5 x0 L7 VTomorrow 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 1 r+ e& s: i0 [8 A4 [; V5 }
7 Y, n5 Y8 {8 k& l5 E" ] --布莱恩.戴森 2 f3 h( U( R' S9 D a1 y
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。 " I0 T- J% S* n% 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。 & `: J/ u- h, F: I
它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 $ w7 _) y0 w: p( B) y! f: y5 n6 \. |
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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？
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6 s. V. o/ F/ y! L4 i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。 3 n: k( A# R! |& U C
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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。 / z9 p, S2 r' m) d# O+ \6 Z
/ L5 u( @, _( I$ `5 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。 9 x/ |6 \9 Q( ]) }2 a' m! u h
- w% b; w2 C+ `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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( M( U: \# A1 c2 _( E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。 6 U0 `+ ~7 O+ m% {
# F, x+ l7 [4 O' [" {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； + ?- j& ^2 K$ ?, q! n( M4 s9 g, Y
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。 , X {/ x- C% U1 [6 U" s- g3 h
, s$ L3 j7 U1 O+ ~" l不要忘记，人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。 9 J! [5 B+ P# [
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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。 6 a# G1 y8 o9 ^' Y" Z
$ Q+ q: f7 Z; H1 u( }1 [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. @4 [* t& \# H2 o A- m昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：
* I, D0 \( M9 C+ y' ?那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 : P _$ _: ]) {4 k% t4 V
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