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Strive For Balance in Life 4 O* P, T: I& Y2 n
努力保持生活的平衡
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by Brain Dyson
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3 _, H) ~$ c2 y8 N6 q 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.
4 C. B2 Y3 K- {6 d' byou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. * G: D3 C) l0 M' e! C; U+ ^$ d$ L) O
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. 5 v3 p4 I. L1 k
They will never be the same. , c5 }1 e" v: C) k$ n! p+ H1 W
& {# z: R$ D: R' Z! S You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? 4 G) W5 d' S7 u& v2 r M% O
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. $ Y2 }6 w! o" S I; s
It is because we are different that each of us is special. 9 q1 l: t5 b$ n( Z& [6 Z
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. ' z4 j/ e7 P, ]
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.
; F8 y* `# g9 Q j Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. ; M8 l% c/ G4 c4 a
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life.
& ?$ D$ U! `) Q0 j' G3 x Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. 1 |( [8 Q7 s; A" u' e
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. 3 Z* v+ }. n$ a4 W( p- l
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
6 N% }+ ^$ h# X- H* u Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. ( M3 M6 z3 r% [8 R# S+ D
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. 2 ^) c3 U3 K/ S2 X" h9 Q" C
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, & P H8 x3 r- f9 Y: i9 S5 {
but also where you are going. 2 O a: t! V3 |" V; t' c f
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
I) C% ]3 Z G! S0 g6 E% M Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. ( k, I* O5 e( \+ H9 Z
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. ; y- \' z* D9 p# W9 n* A+ o
$ [1 q$ w$ _2 r% q2 O, N2 a Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
/ ^( E0 d- F6 q$ q$ I+ A* y# U! ]2 QTomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. 9 k& s1 L# q) L
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--布莱恩.戴森 ' ?# ~1 @# A( Z7 ]5 c! [5 T
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。
( p! d6 R. Q" h* ~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。 ) y! `. \ P, P( m1 Y( r
它们将永远不会跟以前一样。
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& b! J- c: O; T$ N$ P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？ $ Z* q+ M1 [5 A* N/ X! C
, r3 Z7 W+ W9 U, y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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- J; b) `: S) a9 |" R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。 " o) N5 p8 C+ b1 m+ m8 l
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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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3 b9 N+ E# O( D, j, |7 @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 N4 M( f* p! w( _
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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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不要害怕遇到危险。我们正是在冒险中学会勇敢的。 3 O, o A3 \* }! c
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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；
2 h* v! P$ O9 j. @- 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。
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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。 0 u& c' m. T" ]3 ~: ]" N9 E) O; ?8 @0 Z
2 r2 C. p1 g& E; i1 z* H不要忘记，人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。 " b; f7 o/ G S i+ ]( p1 u
0 T( i) a+ M, T' b+ o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。 7 o" x1 J( M1 t: L% }
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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。 + q ^$ M' S# L& G1 Y r( l' N+ A
6 n8 C; D; }3 L生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
5 [; o3 U: @! B6 Q" e' p3 g4 O: i, D昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物： 9 M1 M$ M8 T4 l4 V: n! R# T( m
那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 4 y# ~9 C. T3 `0 v* a; g: b! j
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