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$ K+ J+ }! B& d6 o( a$ K/ { by Brain Dyson
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5 Q- X0 |& B' D) ?$ R, { 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 ?' I. [, Q) k( r/ Z
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. 5 [# ]' J# d. V8 E
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.
4 H0 D1 C* T: {- Q5 {0 O+ D8 dThey will never be the same. . R7 k5 I1 o. `- }( t! H
/ K: S$ q2 }# I You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? 4 Z8 s% y6 T: ^3 k1 W' a3 \2 j
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
( U5 g6 a+ Q8 }& E7 ]9 j5 ?It is because we are different that each of us is special.
2 i0 ~, F. C: o+ Q2 [: X6 I) Z' O Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
& c5 X+ ^/ t b$ W8 s+ w 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.
2 n5 P; y6 v' x8 _ Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. # G" o" H- u9 V" w+ D* U+ n* L3 i
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. 5 q2 j; W W0 t" c- G! ^0 N0 |
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
8 E4 W% W! A! Z- {7 W9 Q8 p Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
+ w1 _. ]- q7 p( l% u* _4 u8 ` Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
4 @% V5 j$ @( q6 h! ?8 {6 U) r$ }. n Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. , `) a+ r9 H, T5 Z# X( B# e
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. : ?. V) N9 K/ r/ k/ L
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
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: Z* Z+ H0 T( [ Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. . k9 `" ?: a: U" J! S) l% X
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. ' W0 ~# a! c, p
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. + S" L$ V- }) r
6 P# P L% o, e3 v: M# U Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, 2 }% B" H. j5 P* N& f; ~
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. , _7 t" M, l1 v; s v1 {& @) i
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--布莱恩.戴森 1 ]& O- D$ m6 c1 R$ V, l9 h
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。
3 C3 Z- M3 r. g- A3 f& 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。 3 A- P! W- [6 z1 r
它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 j3 Y) i4 c; z* z
$ p+ p6 \- i9 g9 Y* G4 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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3 D9 f& n' F: q: o# F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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" l7 Z' B8 g. l/ R. W$ d0 R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。 7 S8 v( f; X% p2 `. i
: @# \3 K) J3 [! S0 f7 @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。 , a4 j) L' [! b7 t" d) \- _5 R$ v
5 ?4 k' ?; I5 ~3 y2 r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。 ' n# F1 X r# ~6 S% q
$ m4 _, ^! h8 c v) S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。 ) r' ~% @# U1 j z
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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；
% F" A( V9 O6 P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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& |+ V/ ]) @ M% n# g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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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。
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生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。 6 L8 l+ L8 Y- d' r; J: H: p
昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：
2 E, y2 ^4 O/ K8 u那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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