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Strive For Balance in Life & l" w) n2 m4 I1 l; _$ f
努力保持生活的平衡
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by Brain Dyson . j/ B7 W- B! ~* U7 {) R. \3 R
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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.
! B; }7 z. B4 i4 I; w$ L- v5 N, Ryou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
* o5 A( K5 K0 C1 KBut 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. " F! i+ B, F* g3 x% X4 C! b
They will never be the same. 2 p) n P; j( i2 O1 h D
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
" H0 g4 L n/ ^) h9 s# A1 i Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
; d$ \' g0 L6 m/ \' o) m0 fIt is because we are different that each of us is special. 3 \. Z$ @4 E Q+ x$ X
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
5 T' n3 h7 }: 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.
- ]4 w# q* H7 q0 Y8 s) t Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. % c* o2 `/ m. F+ h! T
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. P, C9 r6 y+ q* Q/ q O0 j( _
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
4 q& W; d8 m0 A3 C$ t7 d) k Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. " ]4 O* S) [0 S, z$ [6 F
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
/ s* o! ?" l6 a- ?7 t) |6 D, ^0 G; D Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
5 ?9 c4 ?1 A$ pThe quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. 4 c% W1 X$ B4 t+ a) _* a9 J
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
0 g3 q. F$ Y3 v/ Abut also where you are going. 5 B7 K! C6 l0 X6 P+ L* V
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. ! _& G) o7 c- k* S( i
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. . L, a2 \9 [$ {( y
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. - F, N. u0 o8 x9 i$ b
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Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, ) u, T. @5 H& K* ~; x0 V
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. 2 p- W& e y/ G, h* F
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努力保持生活平衡 & N6 l( B9 G% n% y/ ]( W$ V
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--布莱恩.戴森
( A8 C) J& g( t0 G- @6 c 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。 " o$ q0 A X8 W# @
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。
& I0 e" m, D. r' m. ~; }* ~* }3 ?" g它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 & t! M. g* S, [0 m' N
- {: i1 O+ U: z, E; g; s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。
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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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+ Q: Y7 s- @' Q5 u- }7 a9 N. n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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8 u5 D# q+ h; V$ F( ?- H+ [& t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。 5 S: T; Z: t- s% H8 R
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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。
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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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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; # }# U; l. J( s+ y) s, ^
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。 , o5 X5 I2 X+ s1 e+ R
% B) \, ?2 z: e* j" J4 h$ |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。 ; V( J$ J g* O+ E2 U
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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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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。 3 i5 Q( X& F8 M& K# Z; p
) d2 A- [' @* L( L- \" L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。 9 ]. d: c* }( |8 n( s5 ^
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生活不是一场赛跑,而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
* V6 r- }1 m2 r H* F6 L昨天已成历史,明天还未可知,而今天则是一份礼物:
: h- z, l. w" Y+ B! _6 P那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 0 y C7 l. i* @3 h
# j6 r( q, e5 C2 o+ J3 S0 K (周倩茹编译) 7 |( s/ q9 h# M4 w p# q' R: @9 A
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