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1 D1 p, j$ h! K6 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.
7 E+ s( i! M/ y( N7 zyou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
0 |3 h! k6 g+ B1 k, i; \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. 4 g. E1 y) R5 E
They will never be the same. ( `0 P( Q& x7 q! U8 l
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? - \6 j$ ^2 [3 [( D- Y8 N
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
- D2 B0 h& V2 \# q. Z. F3 Q h! gIt is because we are different that each of us is special.
0 A( M. a5 w& G0 ~- ~ Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. 5 T, @ x4 t. P- F0 Q' Q
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.
/ q# f8 M3 z( d Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
: h X% ^9 r3 h( p# D7 jBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. j1 l3 c( p1 C8 B
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. ) d8 W5 D; O" N0 @& v. U
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
3 Q. v* A2 Q& Y* h- [ Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
3 L6 j$ W; \( V, k Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. & ~: X* l* U N6 e1 D! g, j& Y
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. ! I4 {9 C- ]' I$ z* m7 o! i
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, 8 a8 n8 n2 U) e& f1 s
but also where you are going.
9 c" F: B' J+ O- S Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. , L$ L; l) K% t. w
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. " `* c# ?7 X/ D9 G
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved.
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Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
4 d& h. b' b6 N9 z- t, }8 L/ yTomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present.
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1 T3 C, X7 Y4 [ 努力保持生活平衡 6 [6 t! Z F ^. C
. [% k ]; a: l1 r/ j --布莱恩.戴森
5 {3 i" {- ?& s$ w T* n: T! [9 A 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 Y: ^; B H) O/ x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。
* t0 @' k- h; a, z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& t: X- W J) l! T! e5 b
3 p3 t) o8 t. [$ @+ y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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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。
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# B8 n5 }# [1 g) q; K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。 ) j' ?* y9 ?& D$ \
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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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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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$ R5 p. e' A, B+ Y& u; q- q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;
" g6 C# s1 S2 u! N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。 3 a+ \% B4 Y* n0 d3 J
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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。 . H1 ?$ {% ^( Q/ \( W
+ u) K% l% u6 _" ?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。
6 k$ t. D# |& T. |* R. z昨天已成历史,明天还未可知,而今天则是一份礼物:
- b+ q) k5 g* x# h7 \那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 7 _ w) r X5 e3 o4 R( {
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