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by Brain Dyson
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. x; |; G& r" K% A; f3 _ 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.
i7 Z$ B! v( F& Z8 o5 p7 nyou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
+ Q& i0 U/ K' K6 D6 z1 p! DBut 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. 3 W/ S+ ~% `8 \6 f
They will never be the same. $ O z+ P6 K4 }1 {5 l- ^. g
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
2 r% R, y. U9 m! T% r9 _1 w$ z Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
' y0 z; d% h9 B, o* o% `4 Z) U) YIt is because we are different that each of us is special.
0 Q6 j! s! O& M3 b Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
: c+ m. J- T5 J5 M6 |, o0 P- 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 [0 F# ]! ?+ c' s3 X Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
. Z1 L: b6 ^; U9 ]" h+ DBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life.
7 g9 r/ i6 k; j Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
$ V+ J2 a1 l) T Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
$ I/ q; k# t( ^ Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. / h5 x# k" C9 D" _- D$ {5 d3 |
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. 9 b5 L& q: ~* T
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
9 Z9 e' M T! b9 k' g) d/ U7 g Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, - ?% Z# v0 c M5 P
but also where you are going.
+ X* E; [7 b' D+ @) p5 V Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
: d' K e- [* T9 S/ [' D7 f Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. 8 U- S( y# e5 H
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved.
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$ U3 [2 j6 S* j* F! o Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
7 D3 M+ b8 c" {, \. @Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present.
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努力保持生活平衡
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3 u0 Z/ @2 N; G( I4 S+ D1 ^ --布莱恩.戴森 - `9 w. }7 \* B7 E! |8 ]
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。
) O7 u9 g7 d1 V" E4 f' M- W) |! l ^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。 / |# O, N) J2 v2 _* h
它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 1 ~" Y6 }3 M7 y- g2 r+ K
$ C3 O& F! Q8 m+ h9 D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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$ ~( K6 l* s$ c$ t8 Z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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6 Y0 g* j7 a& F, N/ c5 N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。 " ` `4 ~; p! ]9 I- j! q" }/ t
5 u) q8 ^9 b1 t C7 z, w/ I+ V, k: N8 I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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$ H( Q# t, n0 i0 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。 7 M- Y6 {7 o# }% e+ M: {. F, D* }
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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。 2 ^, \& y r3 J! ?
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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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* m" J( B9 m H/ Z! z5 R2 y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；
2 E/ O' ?! Z$ k' _, E7 y; Y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。 7 s1 u0 n1 H9 u% }, [) D- i
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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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1 m& G7 `' e; F. F9 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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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。 . H) n% \% o/ _7 h4 `
$ `) L B0 |' v% `& n. Y生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
/ z7 F. \( y" k昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：
' u) G o( |$ \8 }5 P那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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（周倩茹编译）
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