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) e. a r2 x7 ~4 D2 R4 ]+ D 努力保持生活的平衡
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by Brain Dyson
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7 Z5 y) O$ h/ F 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.
8 s$ o9 R, E! Y, C$ S3 Byou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
- h* o! K t, w: w5 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.
" D) S* \" d5 c# w! W4 a, m; RThey will never be the same. 6 b ] _: l# o- Q# D# D
& s: v; f$ o, p7 m2 p You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
! m. }3 L9 k9 {' f. \$ X. @ Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
4 k' q; O# [+ a' M3 }: mIt is because we are different that each of us is special.
, P6 @: ]* z0 M8 L% [ Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
4 W+ |2 i* }* I0 |7 w) Q 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.
# R# f N* R) D! \( Z Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. 7 e K `" w& ]: i9 N1 N+ s1 P
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. * X+ s! V5 f( @. @2 n
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. / R3 O* o0 u/ }. a+ M9 |
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
, J4 T( b d' A) @/ ^: O Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. 6 n) ]+ B/ w, p6 N
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. 8 ?" I: z# [' m: @! O$ i
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. ! H2 o& [9 w" q1 _9 H% d0 F% t
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
4 j4 }0 _0 c. M$ ~but also where you are going. : f8 H4 s2 }5 z* _7 a
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
$ m3 {4 F- F d+ G7 P. ^ z Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. + Q+ ]6 a0 h: e! {/ H% A
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved.
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Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
) B5 X* u% @( n7 e$ q8 q! CTomorrow 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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--布莱恩.戴森
6 n3 |9 c3 s6 p$ O, Z 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。
% l0 P/ S+ u5 Z- k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 p5 C r5 p5 t% I! C% [
它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 ( M5 h! W- m# C' B, ~1 U' |' [. z& J
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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？
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# w. I3 U E* Q/ a9 b# e7 w9 c* ?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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9 T5 R, R+ u+ }/ Y2 g# v2 D7 S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。
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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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5 m9 q7 f$ ^( }" L7 f8 H$ }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。 6 g) N8 c( f G8 @- `" Y1 S
: c3 O. t- G3 T$ w7 o. u l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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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； ) {! p0 P1 x& P# r1 I2 Z' [8 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。
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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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不要忘记，人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。 5 A7 G6 O H3 K& q4 l3 u# C
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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。 & l/ f; x* m1 V! d, f3 J
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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。 . u5 K% o% O9 D$ ~
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生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。 @) o8 ~0 q$ Q5 p* d. I
昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物： 4 g I X1 ` J Q a
那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 6 Y" R( R; [: d& a& C( P/ ]
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