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6 C& H, s3 ^" w% S Strive For Balance in Life 5 F8 u) b) d7 ^( D1 f/ v
努力保持生活的平衡
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by Brain Dyson
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2 k$ e `) ~0 H* f, Z 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.
% p! }0 B3 i- |you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
9 Q+ H6 y/ F- i/ bBut 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. / t6 H* J% d* E# z0 J4 U
They will never be the same. h4 \# D4 a# Y! w" O, U+ C- U
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
6 L+ ?7 w' l Q& K' u# n Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
4 E' Q3 [& K6 X* w' p( P# s8 iIt is because we are different that each of us is special.
$ k- s! V' X2 }! B2 q8 i/ q4 X9 X Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
7 y; [$ j# b5 T" N% L 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. - e, M4 J3 Z8 z
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
4 `* H; k0 J- S- Z( A2 rBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. " Y( B8 ^4 `: G
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. $ [( H* U8 K/ ^5 _6 \ V" e
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
- |* ?+ C) Y: l X; T! |; q Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
/ l8 t" c4 W' r, ~2 S1 _ Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
4 P, e, m# C: p" d/ _The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
6 c9 v3 Y2 M& n0 m4 O1 G Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, + ?5 q* V, E; t' `" v _
but also where you are going. ) }, Q1 a/ h: c& Z7 y
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. E d7 Z2 h- c0 z3 i" a+ m" p
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. $ A; {) R2 ^* L. O) f% N4 ~
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved.
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9 A) S; _+ G( f6 p; m Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
! n+ w( o e! P$ U7 D) B8 HTomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. 1 G& z( {3 p8 o
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努力保持生活平衡
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6 P1 q2 h6 S: X Q9 r; v3 r( l --布莱恩.戴森 2 [6 h* N; T) s8 J& h2 ?, w1 q" l
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。
$ K9 u; o) p' f5 Q4 E/ p" n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。
9 d2 v% N5 s: n它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 4 n3 N9 V- \' |5 _1 {* \* \
- _/ ^6 U9 p9 H& g* t& W7 I/ @* ]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？ * h3 [6 j; m! j; b
5 `: n. g4 e& O% O: A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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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。 5 m2 q- N8 F) |. F; l, D
9 A% L; m) I0 j2 R2 o4 Q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。 / P* t3 i1 O1 w, d
y% G, ^# f9 n7 P ?! Y5 C( X$ g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。 7 z# ^" B" |8 p. _2 h) u4 [8 c9 h; x
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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。 - T' q# ~3 k, s0 T- w5 X
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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。 : u$ `' ^) o/ V' O
# q$ g2 t7 V4 K9 E+ X6 C6 @( @" i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； % f. z+ m `5 [$ B# a- A2 g' P
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。 / U. a% a3 v: E: `9 W
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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。
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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。 . Z, x4 y6 P" v% v* s% r+ T0 {
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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。
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生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
. X) k4 d2 d4 ^7 a0 Y0 ^昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：
) e9 F( D9 v$ w那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 # `7 P) M3 F% u1 c& ?/ q
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