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Strive For Balance in Life T' {0 j* H1 Q# b8 u( V8 F
努力保持生活的平衡
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: ?! V5 D, c! M. h) s- K by Brain Dyson 7 [% S) [! |6 _* X: w. `/ E$ |+ s9 L
) K3 |, z5 C; c# R 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. / H2 \, p+ Z$ |* P
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. 0 ?* t9 i" B/ P6 e. o! 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. ! k# H7 D' M5 V
They will never be the same. ' J; v2 S! e: k0 N
9 V2 X& _( S) [% o" E6 B7 ` You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? . H3 I2 c1 u w
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. k) W' [2 |, T' b
It is because we are different that each of us is special. 4 {( ~4 R: |3 V; q8 m; K' N" J1 t8 r
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
' E2 E5 O; u G 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. 6 d% B: j0 T* _
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
% E$ J. T! U9 S( |! ^7 xBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. 0 I$ w3 W- X/ ^. T
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
. m# b; h& W9 ^2 w+ ~ Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
. K% R n5 M0 u9 H Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. % r v5 d6 d! W
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. % n7 {: V' j) n" ~( q
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
) q1 i1 N! ~: C. o c7 {+ P Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, * z. E: J2 r& ~. A
but also where you are going. ' n, M# O9 s: W, ~) V
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
7 k2 b$ W& p( q0 j+ n+ @ Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. % @" X1 q; {) \' j8 ]4 ^
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. & E Y$ i& H& ?
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Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, - D6 D. I4 r6 a
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. ; r0 g' }" B# f& V1 ~
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+ k. r/ L+ I" \& E 努力保持生活平衡
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# h8 B) s' _7 P --布莱恩.戴森 # R7 a% W& H2 F5 ]! y6 A) I: `: V
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 t0 o( F* r0 r3 A- V% S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。
1 K1 I% h4 S% _! t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?
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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。
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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。 2 _: j9 Q$ B8 }9 w' f
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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。 % v$ m1 q% f( B; m6 t# f6 ^
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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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# Z4 M7 ~! n$ ^ A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。 % { o8 }1 c6 u% a1 n; w0 f
4 |0 m* @$ J, w8 Z3 g不要害怕遇到危险。我们正是在冒险中学会勇敢的。 # |( ?' y/ F3 q) ]$ O* x
' p* M! _# c) k) @5 I) L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; / H* ^" a8 C% o
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。 , y6 x6 F/ b+ b( W6 y8 G1 x1 H
1 q% h4 ^. w; K7 h: J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。 & m) p3 A" E) L" d
0 h1 g! q8 Y: F/ v/ q不要忘记,人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。 h6 s- k% n: 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。
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3 y Y0 ~3 \) G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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% g- h& l; I" }& ]生活不是一场赛跑,而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
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那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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