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Strive For Balance in Life
. O; [! n: S: ?" r( @ 努力保持生活的平衡 $ C! p* A) R7 X W( P8 P
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by Brain Dyson
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, U+ i8 s4 V8 X8 p5 P 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. + t; D7 f/ ~0 H% I, Y! R- l* {! \
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. ) @5 ^4 K( H8 A4 \
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.
3 m, X$ |8 U) fThey will never be the same. ' X: J w0 t: U2 V
) K `1 \( e0 u+ F& Q! y# _ You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
$ d8 c$ }$ ^& p Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
- r, ?' H4 }& p; i/ FIt is because we are different that each of us is special.
6 A; F% p" x4 a' s& c, P Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
- ~: j# e8 U( g' m1 X+ ^ 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. / m6 l" j8 O# v( O0 @: Z# `1 |
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
/ @6 p. ]5 }4 Q" k3 ~) G4 `4 cBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life.
1 R+ o+ r8 f1 ~- f# V Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. 2 k0 R3 {1 S" ~; c
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
8 w* t: }- f! e+ V0 F Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. ( S- G. o) k, K# n
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. # T/ i+ w1 G) _4 S, V
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
" J5 m8 r r7 i, y Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, # U& _$ O! H0 P1 V
but also where you are going. j7 I( `2 Y# S! q* A) B5 z S
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. 4 b* |* q' F, N6 x
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
u$ ]9 a& Z$ E: f Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. , B: N& y- i) r- x1 g# `( i: ?
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Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
5 M0 m3 N+ X1 GTomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. 6 o7 Q' {) Y% \
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努力保持生活平衡
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! L) s5 f) u+ z: S --布莱恩.戴森
$ ~) O4 f6 i7 a6 W4 `" ? 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。
$ e4 S: r2 G# |8 j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。
& J! }" Z7 ~ ^# ]- C% I( r6 _0 J它们将永远不会跟以前一样。
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3 @- |+ Q" f' H$ k% {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？ 1 J- S: E: C$ b2 {- j2 \# I
: B* [9 z, X9 }% }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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, f1 x" f, R" t! c2 Z9 E6 n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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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。 ; {! q. K# C' U2 r A& q
! Z0 O" |+ g2 Q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； + v) k) A$ g e- b
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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: q, q+ T3 u; A" z* u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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0 h& m, F2 Z, z不要忘记，人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。
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" s# v' K4 S, T0 Q8 |1 s: B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。 + B( d6 b, {& H) {
, M3 y0 |/ X$ k% M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。
[4 X- {; |: s/ d) m昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：
2 ^$ S% D$ v8 O l# I2 \( `2 W那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 + Y6 U$ L2 @: O# W
k" y. }% E2 c( `4 } }) N （周倩茹编译）
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