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Strive For Balance in Life
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7 ~5 G6 Y: t6 w( U; b6 L by Brain Dyson
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3 D* [+ Z: f* V: p6 h& Y 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 A7 ~6 n) K# i9 T) P
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
q+ D: ~* S* {3 YBut 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.
! m; M) _5 u! |7 j1 BThey will never be the same.
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
% n; B2 H- e7 ` Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
: l) s2 }# m# Y ^ R5 Z% }It is because we are different that each of us is special. ! N$ [: D9 S; Y. i. [
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
8 t' F# B3 F1 N0 U 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. 4 T* }% I; I, c* K; m8 G
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. % d/ ]4 c, M; f) X' j
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life.
& @5 v) J6 L: U6 W, T0 [ Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. 3 {% Y! V% w' ^
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
7 s& u3 \1 F$ w/ J- d" { Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. 9 a J0 ^9 t) n" G; N: \
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
" J; |; z" T L% U( nThe quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
: V9 a* p" l: Y Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
8 m" n; k' O; ^! ]but also where you are going. , W+ F) @5 a' o, _' M
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
6 _$ b0 D, l5 D) |4 O" g7 X' L Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. 1 E3 x" w/ n1 ?3 T% `
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. ! @, [4 ]7 r6 h6 D/ i
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Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
0 C4 W0 l3 p3 lTomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. : P3 {. X) o& |, l8 F$ G/ i* c
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努力保持生活平衡
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--布莱恩.戴森 E) M$ G, S- K+ |6 y
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。
1 g3 _: U8 v p% k, Y |7 |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。
2 }# t& `0 l5 T; H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。 + s( @9 F/ C! P1 }6 j! H3 j
& b3 R7 g0 M6 f+ H1 h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。 4 S# C2 A! Q. M+ ~( B( K9 U* B
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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。 ; I* c0 o8 E9 G6 A
" y7 S" N) A r3 r# \5 |! n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 W" k! y; x$ E# x' ?
# i8 G% l( o/ K, m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。 H, t3 T9 H4 B8 m* Z
' K. _! _% l- p: q D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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8 F2 \9 {' r) h: M( q+ e+ d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; + L8 U1 b& d$ q' _2 g
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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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。 . R, y, s2 b ]' J
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不要忘记,人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。 . C4 p# z4 c3 @# |& z+ m0 `) c) [: w
1 ]7 x8 A; m# ~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。
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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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5 W c$ v" `' h* e生活不是一场赛跑,而是每一步都需体味的旅程。 ) Q$ Y9 D3 t, f/ f# w$ L- R+ j9 y, X$ _
昨天已成历史,明天还未可知,而今天则是一份礼物: 9 B! T, I1 z5 Y! h5 Q3 E; E% y
那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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