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2 l6 C3 p! I" A- [ Strive For Balance in Life
' T' W- S$ f+ U8 ?! [; m ? S9 I 努力保持生活的平衡 + h2 l3 C, v' m$ {
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by Brain Dyson
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7 {8 M: W( ~3 I- Z4 q 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.
9 k R7 \ J- N( |# t+ Yyou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
: [: W9 ~- m6 wBut 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.
0 a' Q9 T, G: i* [They will never be the same. 1 [# L# V. Y; R9 w3 e5 Z$ v4 g; J: F
. H$ M( u. F4 p2 B6 H1 Z You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
! [& H+ r% g$ \" F4 N% L3 s8 Z Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. ) @1 O. e) q: L1 \$ R3 f
It is because we are different that each of us is special. & G6 b3 A+ Q( b/ ?
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. 4 K, `$ |4 f) J7 Q/ h
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.
/ n6 z2 s5 J& Y9 j2 S! r. f Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
6 A" b; d8 k! e6 d1 HBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life.
7 b7 O$ m8 z/ u& R$ E3 F( W5 H8 Y Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. - S9 M3 E1 c& s
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
% T _6 G- I7 ^, h Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. ! J" x6 R/ ~1 Y6 c7 x3 e
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
# U) I4 y$ z! [, RThe quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. ; K3 r0 |: e1 c* F
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, / W2 u4 n8 Y9 y1 G/ m
but also where you are going.
, [) C9 I4 h" ]( P2 d Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. , Q; J7 D/ Z( }' J3 H
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. " D- q6 M2 o, I) R5 ^6 K! E9 d
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. ( ]: D' s, O- v" M: Z# A
$ L% I+ e6 i1 D; Q: q2 j6 U1 l Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, 5 F! I& b8 {( \9 r( G u9 ?
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. * L6 B9 a! {1 r7 k/ Z) w6 ]1 Q [
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8 j' g0 I/ {; V 努力保持生活平衡 7 m- `0 @7 D0 }0 ~ r/ r0 u& I8 B
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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。 ( ?7 O& ?) x& Q `4 [, e
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。 ; _. g3 f/ I& i- W$ L T/ E
它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 : Y! ?0 p' G6 A
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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？ + o1 c8 p3 S, P! h
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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。 % [; \, v) q% l# }' j# z! j
9 `8 y) F8 H& ?8 v) _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。 $ \% ]% E9 e1 L6 @/ d3 A8 V; Q
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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。 4 J# P6 S6 B- g# A- _, ?0 X
0 u$ ?0 X9 r8 B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。 - b. T5 b. C5 F
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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。 8 q4 Y4 l, ]! _- r' b" Z; @9 @
, P h4 R8 H1 p, T5 L" 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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* S. V& `# n+ W9 V4 v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；
2 \, Y! [9 [3 s/ b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。 + ^. S' v. _" M. I
3 G7 n7 l: R- ]# ]9 a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。 ' K' M! S, {- w. e& x( B/ K2 Y
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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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X* g- H0 q% d3 o$ G6 I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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/ R3 A7 D; e9 f! N" r$ J生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。 - V$ i9 X2 ]2 d; x3 N
昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：
7 l7 ?" T7 w1 S: L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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