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Strive For Balance in Life 3 U' ^+ P. N) B$ G0 O
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- S& D/ Q- L) e; M by Brain Dyson 9 b0 n. F& _1 O" M
) f4 A/ ?! O% m8 T 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.
! x2 E* r0 z6 z e1 Y- kyou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
% f3 I5 [4 f6 n: C. mBut 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.
# F2 p) B3 P; e# d: m$ [; t k. X6 JThey will never be the same. " n9 c0 j1 u# \5 z8 o( O, t
. b! r7 [: j3 [ R8 v# c( y You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
& W% N* ]$ H* \( | Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
' a3 I& J [) I% J% j0 e1 k' MIt is because we are different that each of us is special. : S* t$ s4 J% Z
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. ' X& _) {2 V! e# J) Y: `
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.
* A/ t% m6 `. a) r. S6 E Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. 0 S2 @8 z4 j) h- e
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life.
[' f( l) }, j Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
* @0 z5 ^* O& ?, N7 d# R0 r Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
' H! `& d; {4 w Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
0 V7 w% V9 u; v' o1 x S! V4 C3 D" o; [ Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. 1 `+ G$ j! j1 k+ m
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
$ |1 w2 V% N# K Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, : E V) }) e3 x7 @
but also where you are going.
8 d, `9 v' [( Q- c @5 z4 k. B Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
9 w3 L" X2 s' X8 \! ?0 v! @, s; N Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
- t3 k- p1 b0 L Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. E8 y0 S; G7 ^$ M5 e: H& H
T& F# t s" I$ B+ X Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, # W0 c2 j2 P; ~$ Y8 c
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. / n! V: ?+ m" e9 l6 q" O
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8 w F S; {, D6 }/ c --布莱恩.戴森
" @$ h Z$ z% D* N1 Q- N9 t" U. ] 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。
& o/ u9 ]0 P3 q% m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 M: z+ H9 U( U- i
它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 9 Q; z/ J; K! g8 c
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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? # s& K% v! D& Y& M% }. N; T
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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。 # N7 ]# x; Y6 k/ R6 c5 `! M& D) o3 I
% ?9 J# J9 V5 H- M* ~/ `5 D H" Y' [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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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。 . t( m# H" c. [/ R5 @, s) R9 M
8 }6 y! D2 m, v3 J! j' \9 z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。 ! U! p+ s9 p% v- n# m" f
* A9 `. o* n, c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。 7 W; Y. o/ X! ?! M# }6 q0 w# t
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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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+ S+ t/ E r4 Z: a [+ R不要害怕遇到危险。我们正是在冒险中学会勇敢的。 % o! E3 U0 y" w6 Y; u0 A
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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;
6 j# v, T! {) j) E& V) I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。 5 h6 S4 r! N/ s2 {6 g. _* I8 T0 E
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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。 $ I) H; |1 Q! ^9 I& r, r
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不要忘记,人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。 2 w# n: z$ s% r/ H
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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。 1 d) U, |1 r2 P( Z7 J6 U
( ^: Q9 u. F5 y; D* [5 m生活不是一场赛跑,而是每一步都需体味的旅程。 # l: u- p4 f2 V" e; F. Y5 r
昨天已成历史,明天还未可知,而今天则是一份礼物: ) s. ?& N$ B9 m" g K; H6 A
那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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