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+ y% p6 v3 U0 p/ Y% d$ i6 m& b Strive For Balance in Life 6 d1 \! V5 p; T, Q' T* a
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8 C2 z& i. E; l) }. w. V, f$ A by Brain Dyson 9 j4 J. o" C# H+ G/ L
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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.
5 A; M" G' C; m7 ^& ryou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. 9 `; h1 K( f8 W- 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. - i, g. ]/ b& s* V0 R
They will never be the same. 2 Q; y K8 @, ?9 _) A# o
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
7 T) T2 x7 G) V1 u+ U2 x ~ Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. : s- H2 d5 m/ M' T. u
It is because we are different that each of us is special. $ F8 y6 ^9 B8 C; V) Y- A
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
% C* U5 L6 @6 j2 w$ 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. / N' p+ Q) o- V; K2 @
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
' g5 v: ? G" ~' I+ c& j, y. }/ hBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life.
}1 R U& _2 f8 K* n Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
# s$ }" r' ~0 ]* s# z8 F, i- A Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. / y! j; p0 _: Y! P9 m1 j! h( E# c) ?
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. v: o$ `7 s9 n: \* G6 J, h
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. " { C, N8 P) O- F" l: q' m- b
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
' x9 l6 A l) ^0 e6 L Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
7 t, x/ f) \. _* Y4 r; w: L9 W# Qbut also where you are going. 1 s" `6 K$ Q9 k! ?
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
% m' o8 C: ]4 `. x! f( o1 I! i4 \ Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. 7 O; Y5 v/ S8 d
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved.
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Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. # I; l9 V. D) J( B: y
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4 ^, z J3 B: d. b% Q! R4 _ 努力保持生活平衡
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2 A8 O* T0 }3 g* ?) O1 t --布莱恩.戴森 / e% n% Q: k) n. J* T4 ^
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。
; l& b% t/ Q# t+ E$ R5 X9 K, \7 }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。
1 C* d- @" C7 {# k它们将永远不会跟以前一样。
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2 S& O: `! R2 ]! E( ]! a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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0 v0 o: m/ r* }1 ~* v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。 3 p% d1 K# z/ r6 T! ]9 {4 B
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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。 ) V) e2 e+ ~! @, x' x" Z5 N+ F
9 {. z3 a! K5 Y( D: `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。 2 v& B: b- s* v! s; U& p
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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。 9 `% B7 y1 R! L; S( t
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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。 ; @' p/ s5 q4 z( A. t
2 l, B" Y! D! v S8 ]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；
4 {2 y2 ?7 o9 N% u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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( v2 s; {3 _ e E1 @% _4 c) 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。
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X7 H, Z2 y( w) ]1 H3 y; n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。
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4 B2 R5 `4 N+ j6 c. J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。 Y `* s9 g4 E5 ], c. p& _
. D0 t4 {6 g0 C6 j% U, n; R" E生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
( n# a8 d- ^. M' z昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：
# q5 `6 z4 K& O( N, o( b- S那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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