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Strive For Balance in Life . O" X! u% o7 ~8 e% [5 f% \) `6 r
努力保持生活的平衡 8 }) x/ C/ P0 x! U. W$ e
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by Brain Dyson
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: a- n) }8 ^2 N% u5 s 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.
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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. ! v+ S2 V2 f. |& b
They will never be the same.
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. P) j: i9 a2 X You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
; o/ c& A+ U# L% ?# t Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
# [8 x9 m, K5 V2 F3 l+ r& ~5 tIt is because we are different that each of us is special.
4 S6 Z- |$ Z7 m4 u1 ? Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
; L- s' D/ M7 m 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.
: j$ \" [: w$ { Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. ) W M( N3 [5 A
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life.
* d( `1 u- A6 Z K [7 i Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. 6 u: X; g; I0 ]( _0 r
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
+ l* c7 ~1 u, B' u5 G6 G {6 y. v Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. & h0 Z; _, l+ ?2 s `/ ~1 m2 H( |5 e5 y
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. * @6 S$ R* B( p9 N
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. ) [1 n* A9 c6 N3 i7 a
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, 6 q1 t0 ~) q1 E
but also where you are going.
" D/ \4 H, H/ x# _' Z! l% h _$ k Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
* l% h5 K$ s8 W5 x3 c9 ]1 Y, F Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
. c* g8 a2 s( b5 q, z! }( N Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved.
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* s& E; F. Y; [" E8 d Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
# i. w, `1 u' a, C, E/ aTomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. + {' Y; _! a. q( S* e$ J; d
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9 G2 I3 Y7 y4 f; \+ F. a --布莱恩.戴森
' }* Z; v5 z7 k% ?, i+ ` 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。
. r' M/ ]4 E0 q" y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。
4 Q2 F) B0 d4 _0 z8 ]它们将永远不会跟以前一样。
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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。 : v, {) S2 Y4 d. x4 t
' n" j j# r" O3 Z( T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。 $ K; ]$ C' i4 r6 }% V
8 \% x7 D1 L# N- l. k: D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。 ) [, [( g! q4 H: j2 s! \/ { a
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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。 4 M( r$ T4 J4 q! d% H9 c
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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。
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6 x/ c. Q' F: c$ V; v! `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； % j1 L* z' `9 e
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。 , J0 k* j/ Q0 y9 Q
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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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8 u6 n$ X9 h6 R( F1 q- c0 c不要忘记，人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。 ) @! V/ T0 p, o3 r) J" L8 b, W+ f; @
" Y `4 h. H7 s; C3 ^' P$ ^9 }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。 * E% h5 V# [4 r5 P
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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。 7 ~3 c0 s9 n. }2 n
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生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。 8 N) Z2 w1 V& e% x) ^, W
昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：
6 D, g: P9 H, |4 u- k那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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& e5 E4 Q( G$ f, e0 x/ U （周倩茹编译）
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