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7 U. p! k2 N* v% O7 K# s Strive For Balance in Life
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by Brain Dyson
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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. . z! k. N) x; C
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
9 B* @" V/ ?6 s7 `4 l4 U lBut 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.
6 L2 Q+ x3 \- s: ~/ MThey will never be the same. / @% x ~$ q7 c+ N/ i% {
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? ( B, t8 u1 F' L3 F
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. : ?$ q+ U6 E% g9 w+ W) M
It is because we are different that each of us is special. - M4 v+ {, j9 z2 l, c8 u
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. 1 O7 A, ^2 ?/ o5 d8 e3 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.
% {) T3 a3 S2 X) Z/ D) i/ { Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
! D: b N2 `& W+ v' EBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life.
+ E3 o* u+ \: G) H2 k Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. $ Z( p8 b2 _' S* q' o
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. ) T7 t9 p, n6 K& M
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. / w8 U: r4 T/ F, c# ?
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
1 m: \; b; } s! S' yThe quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
1 S+ M* \" s+ ^ a c6 A Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
( p& Z3 V0 f6 xbut also where you are going.
& j' h! C6 P; Q8 N Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
* l% |8 X8 G; }( v P1 E Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
8 A0 [, T" T7 n! S1 u/ A; L 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,
/ q: y$ \1 Y2 }" R, {Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present.
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努力保持生活平衡
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--布莱恩.戴森 3 c: w: L& P x3 |
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。
3 n3 ^$ b- X- z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。 ( F+ N$ P' B; K
它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 3 e; @5 I( {" ?0 Z
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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？ 4 U3 Z# a% s" t0 a# ~5 w
3 J L# R& J0 `& x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。 $ C) h# z C& E* x! m3 |. k
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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。 6 |) N" K6 e8 I8 ~
. v+ a" J/ N. a) W# V- q0 Z* o' B+ v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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) w7 d* O4 P8 U$ |0 k( @- g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。 j3 T3 |% E2 }$ p3 i! ]
7 A3 }/ z8 N2 F# {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。 6 o) h; `0 l$ w, p. t+ E
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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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9 _- `' a5 C7 S9 ]7 I' C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；
1 @6 Y; q! X; g% v: u9 E$ E# }& x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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3 q a ^* l2 Y' @+ z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。 # N/ T- M5 }- s# s
. v+ R3 ^4 L4 m0 Z* |6 `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。 ! M; a/ e3 O7 W# b7 n# E$ Z+ P
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生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。 5 h7 Z/ U& r2 L7 ?2 ]0 e
昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：
+ d5 q L$ Z2 A% Q# H1 k+ K5 Z那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 9 {& E- m$ q& Z
& n! L3 G! t' E' a6 ?0 X2 _ （周倩茹编译） " X- [3 N" U+ r9 l* B! C8 T
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