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Strive For Balance in Life
6 F! Q2 l! V; ^ 努力保持生活的平衡
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( I" a- a# D2 J0 J! C/ x by Brain Dyson % _) E4 Q) }) n' ^; R: ]
4 c' `9 Q8 \2 S. l. v% m5 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.
$ M- h1 u4 w1 H' Z3 R7 M* Nyou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
" |8 o( H; G. Z. Q; Z4 tBut 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.
% f( i4 \( f n6 \. \+ u" SThey will never be the same.
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: n+ v. Q2 T. @' n5 H: F' @' L' n# l4 ~ You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? ! v( B0 a: ^6 `" D) [0 |! C5 T
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
; j2 X4 m% \7 d, U5 i& hIt is because we are different that each of us is special. ! T" a8 X$ I+ \3 ?4 S# m! w+ D
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
1 d0 K. y# ]# v& M( s1 V( Q$ T 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.
* b3 e0 o& g+ U% K7 Y7 |2 g1 X! z7 \ Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. 3 L# x/ H8 n& D' r/ H( r
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. ( d% j* G9 U/ j2 r& o
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
" w# t5 X0 Y1 E# ^, H4 r Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
/ z$ |. w3 g; t Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. 5 t& v1 j% y3 t% P& G# Z G- o# ^! ~
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
7 {6 s& W- S* `; [ zThe quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
- O& Z. [1 P6 ~( O Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, ' H; o6 G$ l% P: k
but also where you are going.
1 Z4 W: W8 U v3 h$ W* o! W Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
7 p# x! L# q' R: u; d) U Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
$ v. M6 V$ n3 f1 C6 H' R6 { Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. & s* X4 H. d1 _# t- o
5 j" [- H( ~8 `' {: L Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, ' N8 k. X/ X/ e+ _
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. ! W n- o3 A, n# h% q
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. e4 J! }* c# E. L: e$ g 努力保持生活平衡 # N, ]0 J9 y0 _ w
2 X/ {1 Y7 p8 C' S; n --布莱恩.戴森 . ?. y' L/ L/ ?% A- l: Y$ _) J
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。 9 O" h$ K- o" x' e( G' t; s' J6 C/ f+ }
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。
; G) h# j$ O' z d: g% U7 N. I' O. p它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 # G, v5 F; F3 f6 M# r. W
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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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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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+ \! a% \# F" D+ A+ |5 k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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$ a! _; P. q' A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。 ! n$ W9 h1 a3 t, \# r
! v( {; j/ [5 x% e6 u. S7 N' ]! n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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- G6 s' U3 N0 d! U' H& I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。 0 T7 r* h$ f3 p, c* |+ I2 }! z5 `
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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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6 `; g( T9 W6 e- M) C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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3 c* g- x/ a$ L: ~/ g$ ~* t9 ?. N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; 8 d+ F2 T; W: t$ x* m
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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; t8 J" `7 A& I5 O( m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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' a6 b5 _1 p# `/ ^1 y不要忘记,人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。
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5 { h# B1 f' U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。 5 e3 X [5 L9 G/ e
1 d% x! k( x. W3 {5 T1 A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。 * L9 g9 A# a# y' d) J0 G
昨天已成历史,明天还未可知,而今天则是一份礼物:
1 x! E4 E: j/ R7 [. {# o那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 * W, p/ g" r& n) a4 P
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