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* d4 U0 B8 L& x9 y, i; [& J% ` Strive For Balance in Life
# Q9 h+ x) z* U. M+ {# w 努力保持生活的平衡 " ]) ~. {' F$ T1 Y
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% T8 F" [+ J: J5 m7 l2 ? by Brain Dyson - }/ s1 ~) V7 K3 Q* m9 m
. s. |& N: j0 {) g) I 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. 8 x2 [+ m* X- V
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. " N- F2 d) ]3 |0 l9 o/ Z' v; ]
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. . g* Q9 M3 M8 }2 t X
They will never be the same. 8 k! y0 l' M* b% F& M% w
& N5 y! n, _9 x$ n& H: R You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
7 n7 P9 o( X9 n" m. q/ M7 H Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
- W, I& ?2 z0 q+ ~ j% YIt is because we are different that each of us is special.
5 K* {/ P6 B0 `' R1 S! U0 J& r- G Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. 3 e- I4 D/ [& q8 Y$ x/ p7 d
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.
. ]: T% J2 w) ], E- p+ ^% P Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. 5 d+ {" n2 M" [
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life.
. |5 h/ \% t7 B; ^- G0 k: E6 a' [ Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. 6 E; z" y4 ]1 j$ I- }8 U1 s9 `
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. " T9 d* u2 m- x( _: N C
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. , ]$ b1 _9 f5 }1 n& z1 i0 e% l% l- ^
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. / \/ f$ X2 e! W: Q5 z! o
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. & ^. l" e5 A' @2 L( u5 U
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
4 R! I( }* z& c* |! pbut also where you are going.
$ x) ^5 E x0 m( D7 V Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
. a& k$ e6 G; n- | Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. 9 m, O/ l+ P: Y V" W7 Q
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. ' @+ r, N- a6 O1 a4 t e8 J
: y# K8 G8 l9 O Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
/ {6 M8 R3 Y# W# h+ M: o* N" N! ]Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present.
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S! R: B6 L! K8 P. t" h8 @ [% w 努力保持生活平衡
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--布莱恩.戴森 & Y3 K1 X) T& ~5 W& x
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。 7 p% z* q# l2 q+ ~ p% E
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。 4 x* a2 t! i- b
它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 + q% ]/ N+ d6 v% d: Q! N/ K
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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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4 u4 A) P3 {5 ~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。 # q) |% L, l: d# B- {2 w3 w0 }5 }
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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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! P) o: Y. H+ W, d4 H3 d+ ~5 R0 R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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# \, L9 n9 }$ z9 U1 X7 ]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。 1 }# P' G- S% P/ R C* V
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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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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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- n2 F9 D0 G$ W1 b8 r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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; ]! e: O- G* n ?/ G! u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； ' L) H* ^" C+ A4 s0 \9 Y8 C
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。
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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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" K" n" i4 o& s0 |8 f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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+ ?2 m* I8 l. X: i( A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。 ( l8 o- `+ a6 _" l8 L
昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物： % s7 d0 l4 n4 R* D
那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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