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Strive For Balance in Life ; W* A0 F t+ x: o, v1 l s
努力保持生活的平衡 8 \, T8 \" g' F% }" M) q
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by Brain Dyson 4 l$ J% a% c8 G
. Q' U g9 m, w, H4 c4 J 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. 1 f4 k9 H9 a. y8 s$ ~5 y( ]4 R$ j4 ~
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. & }1 t; a$ C* Z. b
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. 6 P7 G+ v6 q& v; y* L
They will never be the same. 6 T* Q, E; u6 Y) h) o e
9 }1 ~; V9 f) u* w/ p You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
1 n9 ?& P8 H& [9 s. }9 O Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
3 z% ]% \0 K8 k E$ Z7 ]' FIt is because we are different that each of us is special.
# v+ L2 Q2 S1 [, R Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. " K3 r. |: o5 E3 N% o
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.
- o9 G$ O- t' ]! d Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
( k* `# G! E- U- B/ V4 TBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. 1 v, e# N" d/ J
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
: e [6 Q, @4 q( x1 R4 u2 B4 Q& |! I Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
m/ T6 t5 x, Q1 i* j4 C0 k Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. , y* I* ^$ |8 s4 W; D- S% F
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
2 i" r# Q8 C9 Z8 nThe quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. 5 X8 |' O. A$ y1 m1 W C
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
" o; l9 [( }8 P4 V. t. Mbut also where you are going.
$ D( {3 W6 m1 D- V1 O9 t Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
* V# E- F* D; V5 ~ Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
- ~' M8 `4 f- S5 X2 v. Y Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved.
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Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
3 N- `4 i9 h* z$ m% o1 kTomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. + E% u4 ] k& Q, c/ i6 |( i
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" t, w1 C& Y& p: w" y* x8 g$ m 努力保持生活平衡 $ D8 E5 u8 l, C0 ^' V9 _* m0 J
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--布莱恩.戴森
' h0 N+ d/ L) q- Z7 [" f 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。 + r( x8 h# [4 i; a- T1 `0 H
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+ {% T8 C/ a3 m) P/ a/ x
它们将永远不会跟以前一样。
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. x' @6 C8 l% s! n! Q3 L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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! i& I: j$ }0 D# e2 w- e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。 y- N# @3 y4 u" y( F1 n( D
$ V( i ^5 q/ L6 C, y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。 6 C6 p `- k1 H( y. A9 |0 d
1 a t& D9 u% `! ? b5 T) p- r4 v4 t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; - n" A$ Z0 M1 m/ 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。 + a2 o- A8 N# l5 s9 ~) l# W
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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。 # w( h; G# s7 I3 D5 [
+ o1 ~% a+ n5 [不要忘记,人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。 " m" E+ o. m* V1 W
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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 g6 C+ m. L" q: H7 L" p8 | U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。 6 l, |9 Q6 d" p' ^
4 d9 D- D3 s: Q: A* ?7 F生活不是一场赛跑,而是每一步都需体味的旅程。 $ F1 n: G1 b3 J' V
昨天已成历史,明天还未可知,而今天则是一份礼物:
2 E! J5 w' K+ j0 J' v% f那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 * c) I4 i/ J- R/ y5 `- \0 m
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