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" u. p+ H$ }8 w Strive For Balance in Life
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by Brain Dyson
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' s, }6 F0 \3 ^; S2 I. r& o. x 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% K9 r6 j# I* qyou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. ) X3 Q/ N2 a* _
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. , K! Z, d4 z7 B0 ^4 g2 V m
They will never be the same.
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
! b& A) ]. {/ L! D4 ~7 [( Z% K: f Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
- Y6 E7 a! S9 R7 b0 b2 _4 x& bIt is because we are different that each of us is special. ' j$ o7 g5 K% [- H
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. 5 U- [6 F- h' f, K. `' y
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.
# U; |/ ^# U I; }% V Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
2 O3 c. z- J6 e m1 d: xBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. % f+ Q5 F) q% D$ p0 h
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
4 x/ d" @* Z% h3 d6 I# i Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
) u- _( h; k; n E2 r Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. 6 O" }# A5 k8 _
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
5 r) X9 `& Q' }$ Z& J8 f2 r! eThe quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
$ z5 _6 @' u6 z: {$ @- ? Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
6 Y0 s8 h5 X" w% |& d" Rbut also where you are going.
6 T& {3 b7 a( m Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
% H3 Z2 l l1 D% @! `& }- P, s Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. 5 w8 o! _" r9 G" o% y! U
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. 6 z) M# ?/ O: V T
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Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, 9 n, J# r! l* T9 Y% a1 F& c6 Q
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. f, O( l/ Z. K9 O3 |
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--布莱恩.戴森
' C. M' @* j. T4 o 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。
+ _$ w5 A& o% H5 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。
; b8 f* J$ r9 H6 N4 [( \2 E" A5 K它们将永远不会跟以前一样。
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+ d- Q. x) C' _& K% r) W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？ , N1 H1 S4 G u( B" f: B
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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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$ R# B1 ]. ^0 f# U' V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。 # z5 K& _8 c. @0 U
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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。
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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。 : [( \. ^4 c( J& }) h9 V
9 x' H4 ^5 K! W% k- S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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- h- }( j% G# G/ {& e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； 3 K1 O; n P3 R7 N u
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。 6 `! Y0 y+ Y! R9 U# W
1 T6 L& N/ T1 u, }( n: H' V# Q/ {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。
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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。 ) W3 j& k1 w6 c1 y
% b- w) e" T7 P6 Q; t生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。 : x8 K- e, @# s6 z# s
昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物： 5 f" M, V+ U& J3 P. Z" {
那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 # R9 N( H% N( p; o; F4 |
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