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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.
% n9 M) G- I+ q) }0 m% s* B' T) Dyou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. / l2 ~ u2 G; [- `6 J8 ~1 ~
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.
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: W ?( N# K- Y6 ]; G& T. | You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
/ m$ g& J; y$ x3 u7 G7 X. S7 q, M6 F Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. 4 E3 g0 {: ^! @+ g
It is because we are different that each of us is special. 5 T% J: Q) ^1 d) V A" M
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. ' m$ ]4 D! I) h
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. 9 j* ^6 B- Q" Y5 P4 K$ G1 Y- l3 m/ j
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. ( U7 P ~% D4 l
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. ) D! k$ I* F ?: |" D
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. 5 o; e6 u" r1 ?; _- v" d0 D
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. 4 E2 i) a9 Z2 J9 K$ ]/ t/ {
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. 0 k1 `/ v2 w% \" c7 @% N
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
% D$ @5 e+ S2 d/ {& t/ y# iThe quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. ! h1 d8 {9 i) t: ~9 a$ o# U7 B
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, w5 M' J, O% d y4 _+ \6 v
but also where you are going.
7 ? X( ^9 E% Z0 E5 ? i% V- ^: B2 c5 B Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. : X6 M6 E/ g+ [% v# L! b- M4 N
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
) u2 X9 k% j: s* p4 l& C: L$ ?/ M/ d: J Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. 0 P G; c" ?* q' k3 e
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Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, 2 t/ c% T' ?0 L
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. ! Q: z% t8 n G8 w b
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9 D4 x+ H: x$ N4 i& \' q --布莱恩.戴森 & m* l" U; W* ^ H9 t! A6 _1 }
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。
! C+ F% S b! ]( z+ G$ |' a0 V. L( c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。
6 K; C t% h" A它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 - i8 k" R. E3 j, m0 \% S: `
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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？ / M+ V- K$ T+ ]- J
( J( c3 q( `) i3 m. b2 A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。 5 a' i7 [; B- p# r
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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。
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' y2 @& y1 n2 y9 }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。 3 \% m3 ^/ K4 b0 e. G% c) i
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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。 n9 v3 F3 K9 r; D, d, L) s9 p6 {
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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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( p0 o; q1 X1 r9 S9 v6 K6 y9 E- P$ h不要害怕遇到危险。我们正是在冒险中学会勇敢的。 . p8 [% h4 f+ _ U
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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； , j" a3 j( H7 F
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。 4 h, J7 c% ]& {. n ]3 h8 s' c
d, P4 M/ o% A: y. C+ o! U: j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。 5 |6 b2 h" I2 L; R; z9 s* r( Y
% w* |6 P( ?. W3 n1 q& ^7 Q. b不要忘记，人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。
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: c- Y. \* I" b, J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。 3 Y+ H7 T/ m! [ l+ S5 d
* Q5 r; ]8 i$ |% I/ P7 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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# L- C1 u& M/ [- ?生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
! X4 u! d& C+ n" |, w' [. L昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物： 1 z5 [+ T$ Y( c5 F- ^
那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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7 J) q; o3 {% r3 K: f （周倩茹编译）
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