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1 x$ q X: K Y 努力保持生活的平衡 1 c) m2 Q1 E$ |2 J7 y
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by Brain Dyson
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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. F; e! S9 M. J' T! Y6 K
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. ) ?5 {2 Q% t( {7 E6 m
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 {# C! Y$ s0 P @3 }! E% l2 D
They will never be the same. ' ^5 [8 e0 a3 W" f$ y8 M
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
4 \" G; \# G; M& e) o! A Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. 4 P+ Y$ e7 a! f9 V# a
It is because we are different that each of us is special.
1 w4 P _+ u- o/ C& |/ F( M, I Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. * G* B. z; I* U* m; 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. 7 m1 u% g* O( |& r( X$ Z/ A# R
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
( h: A! N0 ~* t5 CBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. 0 x2 x1 M+ o6 x1 h
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
+ e, p3 x3 M; E! t- q Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
4 \% P/ ~! W. ~9 o d Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
% E+ {' G' m- J$ | Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. / a% K( w* H2 Z! b$ f
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. 2 J! m* Q- r& h2 E) t6 j
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, $ q% h0 O9 U6 n. v/ f, c
but also where you are going.
|, }8 X* z, K- P Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. ( Y+ }- s. z0 r0 T. o; t& ~
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
0 ?: l( N" m7 L1 V# b Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. 2 A) K9 b( z( h
# y" J! l/ q3 C& [: n Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, - x' D, L* i' ], S0 ^+ L1 e1 i
Tomorrow 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
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--布莱恩.戴森 * h5 l# S: B6 w/ i
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。
; d4 E* z7 ]; 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。
" B' f4 B0 e: @' z/ O它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 5 x n& P3 ]. b D
2 R( R$ z$ C G/ v6 H9 K$ J- K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。 ) H4 S" W9 O4 L# s& F7 o
) ?8 M' u: z* r& X7 T+ S6 q6 K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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: f. q, o2 P0 m1 y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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2 b# \' U: U) u6 ]8 M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。 ; Q7 E8 n E! T8 d( s/ [
7 i% ~5 [4 \8 l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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: C& n; ?- H' k% i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。 ; @" Q3 G. _2 j; u7 `! g
( ]$ E6 }" I9 p! T& F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；
, W [8 b% m/ u# d; d+ }- `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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: Y( N' |; L& ?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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/ ?( p9 m& R; ?不要忘记，人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。 6 W' z1 `) ?0 j% o4 h+ [% t
! P+ f' V' F) h5 P3 @4 o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。 3 g) l! \7 j* _& Q$ G( l5 W
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生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
* i; V: |- q/ n* H' p! I* \昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：
2 I4 W d8 [" j; p& J8 H; z那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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