|
3 r9 z# N0 I( x; c9 n& ~7 E$ U: X Strive For Balance in Life
! r* I* P- d# X: f 努力保持生活的平衡
0 X4 z' B, X/ W j0 H3 O ' ~4 [) d" T4 F7 o
" L3 i" @4 A( j9 ^: G
0 X" }% R( G, @. c- T J5 Y9 m
% I" z$ {$ b$ a& b; b2 L by Brain Dyson , i+ j: G9 @) @) d! }* h3 A
7 m% y4 X) [2 X! V
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. 1 Y# }% o7 ~- m# Q% T( m
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
' `0 y# V2 C" W# rBut 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.
2 O% d) a. J' D. a$ NThey will never be the same.
5 r0 k3 p5 @! `' I h# n9 K/ t 3 G7 z4 k- E/ k6 W
You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? 2 h9 n& H* `0 i. {6 \2 q/ m
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. , |) ~) m0 m3 t5 c
It is because we are different that each of us is special. ( [8 B5 X/ Q$ i8 a
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. ( d3 v9 C2 K+ ^( [9 [$ q
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. # q. g2 Q7 n% W$ E/ M! h
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
# n R0 T/ r/ KBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. . S( Y! k7 _' N& }8 ^
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. 1 b% I* B, M1 _2 L! E( o/ L
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. 8 D3 _# I; c* u
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. + v2 [' X) V4 l0 K- @: P3 h/ h. @
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. ; k( \4 Q8 _& ?+ b) g6 ~
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. $ \; r6 [; m- V6 c f# j! ?
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, ( R6 K) K0 {8 r) ^/ q# p
but also where you are going. 1 v- ?1 _1 W. c. e' c
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. ( t+ O( T# @5 D2 ~
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
3 Z4 i- Z N: M Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. q5 H8 P6 V1 b9 N+ D
* |1 A, t( K; t% V* _# P Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, ' z5 h* j& L' d9 |4 m0 p: {
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. 8 g7 P# q4 l9 E1 u/ Q: b' d
. A2 l9 h! N, I/ L $ [( K I; ~8 g0 t. E% x
努力保持生活平衡 " W9 l0 U4 S, V: z% A! |, D
( u1 o' U# ~3 [: H- |( ? --布莱恩.戴森
& k# v, p4 I3 | 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。
% u7 x9 U1 i8 C8 e" k* B! V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。 ; S3 v' d6 P X0 b( Z
它们将永远不会跟以前一样。
: _& m# C3 O4 D" W' t0 H9 K 7 f7 J) B- I5 }% T
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 }1 K8 V$ E! h9 z8 g( N/ h/ g: Z 4 S* e% M1 g/ S* L' C0 |# k
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。
9 c6 C7 C ]7 ?; B
( j( s# A$ w0 m c# g0 b( S4 E/ L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。
0 u# @* L6 d9 f7 Z
; L( B: f/ @0 R& Z$ G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。 ]- P$ m# k0 E3 ^1 Q
7 |8 P/ ^" E1 |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。 & ~* Y! Y* g, w& H+ P, r; y
- t. I$ E' x# c4 }- Z5 J3 v8 `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。
2 z( R% F0 Z# ?3 `! W " w6 }0 C; [ Z8 C
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。 $ x& s9 h' u+ c9 c
- Z! O3 g+ M% N+ ~5 R4 K5 k
不要害怕遇到危险。我们正是在冒险中学会勇敢的。 + F! u& }9 ^& i5 S* A
; r" z) y3 D8 J
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； 0 Y0 R4 u8 M$ H' ]
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 g# x. q, ]' r4 H# ^- k 5 O# X. M, W" o4 u5 }/ Z# Z& P
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。
- G& k1 q4 I1 v1 o" z
1 M' c: x7 z$ G2 Y" q, H3 J不要忘记，人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。 , f# v1 r# R* ^( N
, l6 w& T0 W- b) }2 c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。 5 i% r+ `' j7 Y8 b; Z% S/ Y
$ G9 {0 t3 |8 J$ k
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。
! u3 ~; N. W+ ]$ W % a% d4 _( p% I7 J' N5 p+ h+ S) N
生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
: _1 u6 I9 I4 _昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：
9 c7 i+ ~% ~ N; _4 U9 n0 B那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 8 Y' H5 b, T+ {1 E
5 ^" L; p. m4 a. g
（周倩茹编译） 8 o" `) L M' ~3 Q
* q- H4 S" V- N) b7 Q" \
$ s! N& ?8 J8 r6 r+ Y% q 5 R5 ]: a K6 s$ D& G
2 P9 w% T; f8 V3 }" b+ R[em23] $ A( u/ x* H. |' P5 g+ \
7 ?, ^& C" p! T" _! y 1 _4 x1 \5 o3 {$ T. U- c
! ^; w; _8 P3 u
T4 o! d) V! q0 S; G4 ] * Z7 P1 ~. Q5 S2 G$ W( s. a+ {
# w# ], B- z" A& A
' Y! l0 Z5 }( U; r8 r+ q
& D. P' M9 h5 m9 o9 C; ~' P
| 
发表于 2009-6-17 10:51:00
楼主