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v7 u2 C' q& F( s- } Strive For Balance in Life
; k" f- a$ h8 v$ f! C2 _, K" V2 k 努力保持生活的平衡
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by Brain Dyson
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& ]# k) [, `9 w7 c' C. y- f! F. x 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.
' Q) E2 `" Z6 f; d) w/ qyou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. 7 O0 ]8 ?3 c% I6 a- K
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. 2 {) Q: F5 F4 M& u
They will never be the same. 2 `$ t3 e$ z/ V, y' r; t
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? , Q* m; R- A) A. P5 Z
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. / B( n0 ]8 c; }$ {! F
It is because we are different that each of us is special. - x; u B% H; o2 g
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
7 f3 C. A- r. J- D 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. % j4 ]+ |9 b- K+ H/ }8 E
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
0 ~ y8 P( Q5 h+ I- ~) |/ hBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. + M/ |3 H& q( t e0 S9 z: D
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. ) s" M2 X% h9 b: T5 z2 g& ^' v
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
5 _. B5 i* D$ j' t6 e, @" Q- p Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. 5 ?7 k; [, M5 k6 ~( ]1 ?
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
6 D1 Z$ {5 T* XThe quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. 2 p0 j+ d: f2 P8 y! `$ {
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
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" R1 z( ~2 ~6 f; g- [ Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. % h' i( D# x( }6 P$ w
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. ' r! D2 q% H* X
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved.
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9 x+ q Z- D. _* ] Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, P% P! u3 w/ s C- K
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present.
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+ L' V; a- M9 i3 ^6 F, h4 U 努力保持生活平衡
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--布莱恩.戴森
) G l) R" R' W 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。
% K- Y% U- d- K 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 G1 p) e+ r+ l7 N" E; t: b它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 ' i3 u: P# H! f
) }3 r" I* }. b( {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？ . e+ x. ~% G/ |" R5 G* [
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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。 * R" p4 b C. V3 Q4 Y1 F, m9 c
& N8 N. d' l+ _% 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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+ H4 N% ?0 R9 K& j5 T$ n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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' H9 Q# A k' c6 f. n# l7 {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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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。 % i. D& |# P6 j! |
( t! p- Z# g, X: T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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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；
: o# h# D1 E& L) d! ^2 A2 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。 * h# ^( D) A$ x! s- x1 h* A: V7 V
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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 D- a- V7 Z1 J2 @不要忘记，人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。
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% \6 u s2 y6 n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。 m' r6 a5 Z- ^3 P
/ o9 }+ V4 P* X: _( b* i) f4 L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。 , X" X5 f- Q( G6 L
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生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
; f# l5 m) d! w# n9 n6 ]- d昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物： ) q9 c3 l/ ^3 d( }8 s5 ^$ }3 O
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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