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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.
" O5 ^% l" i2 E3 vyou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
* ^( F" L3 }* f% B. k* _: rBut 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.
7 r+ i D! B C) w: ~2 N* I% NThey will never be the same. # Q) E: K7 j9 I" a" a
. I# t( L0 r. N$ F You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
+ N# s+ S% S; X4 ~* [& Y! ^ Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
" q0 c. f& y9 ]/ }% |; BIt is because we are different that each of us is special. $ C. w- ]$ N8 `: L0 f
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. N6 n# \, {- y$ E& A$ R9 u9 t% z
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. , W6 ^$ ~4 i S" ]& |0 Q
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
0 K# \% s$ u7 X. O4 C& \/ D/ x" rBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. ' C) w8 K& p2 R, T0 B
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
5 S' Y, O2 E* H: O( H Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. ( d7 U0 G; y; Y, M) F
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
p# o/ V! r; l Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
; |8 C" L2 ~- {/ tThe quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
; J! W3 Q( [: k. s6 _7 N- @" ` Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, 0 g- L2 t0 f+ F/ r
but also where you are going.
5 l5 B6 m3 `2 F' P2 e% B Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. ( t. w9 C h" t+ D
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
' l i" \3 y. H7 o* X- f Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. V0 q r: s7 l6 I# r
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Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, 5 v& D ?$ G6 Q$ N7 `
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. 6 u/ u$ l: w U8 P: L+ U
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--布莱恩.戴森
9 C' M2 O( [0 p- A* r 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。
) u0 v! C( X2 f# ?/ F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。 " C, Q- b6 m$ ^7 h9 H2 s
它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 . H6 E$ L( h* P: ]4 }* |. a# ]
+ f8 \0 G; q2 P2 |! `" g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？ 3 D" L4 n) Z( t" e2 s2 P) w
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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。 + q8 A5 w& `7 x5 `; ]& {, p
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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。 " C3 {. d; Y8 o9 Z9 D
" R& m3 H+ h2 i: I$ b; N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。 ( \' `$ ?4 j, J. b1 g, C% y
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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。
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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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2 O% V. B8 Q" c1 q D/ c不要害怕遇到危险。我们正是在冒险中学会勇敢的。 2 n$ d/ o! f9 }, P0 d( p6 y
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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；
8 a7 C5 u8 t; e8 g7 J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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* q- s" T* b |# S7 B8 u2 }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。 2 s9 ^6 K5 K7 W* S0 t B6 ~* T
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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。 " D# a2 x% ^1 v9 t6 E
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昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：
: h# L7 U! z2 I那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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