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努力保持生活的平衡
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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.
& K8 M- q! O: ~' myou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. ) |1 W& ^3 _0 C
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.
7 r9 l# ~ f. k/ `* B- FThey will never be the same. 4 \* m8 }. ^$ \% a
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
& x F! Y. [1 N' Q1 O Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
, T z p: a. ^6 D- g: sIt is because we are different that each of us is special. 9 r6 x v2 S9 O
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
/ |" k- \6 `; C& @ 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. ! O" G4 w7 n8 B2 f! F; u
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
& }" r4 K0 n+ YBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. 5 b/ p7 s/ H* z1 ^6 J" i
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
" p! q. E3 i7 k& d/ B# F/ V Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
: r- q2 d( w2 G Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. : p9 J- a' m/ d' A3 u8 ~
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. & x+ J# b+ k- k0 `* J
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. 6 Q% |4 Y% a$ W
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
/ z0 A5 p& b& Fbut also where you are going.
0 T1 c" Q( h4 t$ J. K2 M) P, D Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
" j D7 _; ]. \ Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
; b" k9 m$ v4 h4 {6 ] `4 D 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,
/ f, x* L. @6 O8 T# k+ [; {) j; hTomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present.
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, }) ?" t; s+ Q 努力保持生活平衡
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" }, s9 ^; D' B) j* ~- }" ^ --布莱恩.戴森 ; N) [0 ?! E" @
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- D' v: _! c2 u' }
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。 + R, B8 Z7 A. u- n0 E( n
它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 + S1 b0 I# q' y
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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？ + d/ `7 }; P( ], m- B) m1 {% }! C3 g
# `' ^) [ Q$ e' V3 k1 Z; t/ D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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/ v$ h; {( C8 F- O# v$ @6 R5 X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。 $ C; `' {4 B* l/ I
- X8 e- w, L! [# S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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|! B9 b9 y- G: V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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, N. n' T8 M; _: z3 }/ B5 w+ z3 q1 B* L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。 ; f5 y% q! l$ s' I( U& r g$ J; ]
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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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& o9 q: i9 M3 x k- ^不要害怕遇到危险。我们正是在冒险中学会勇敢的。 0 X3 } C- L! g5 c) b8 m
# } A$ e8 l. e, g8 ^3 \$ x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； ' k( c/ W/ p6 K+ [6 D. i
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。 $ l6 p& k) L- N1 {
z; e4 a$ r6 p# 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。 " r0 x8 \/ p3 t; J0 i7 F( M
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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。 : I2 ~# e- J5 d" i2 G
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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。 % W" s, {% B# I3 `7 k/ m
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生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。 , s3 J% W& a" `7 q( ]
昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物： ( J: L4 m0 {. U3 }- e
那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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" L0 v! k" u A9 L. h& i5 L/ W( ] （周倩茹编译）
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