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Strive For Balance in Life
& E7 ^) F/ _4 j1 I 努力保持生活的平衡
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3 t+ \- H6 n9 y$ G! Q) M K by Brain Dyson " N- @4 Y- {8 n5 t9 _; R T) p0 E
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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. 1 F, \8 z, E! F/ O
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. 2 H' ]! Q# I( i& a3 D" }. h
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. 9 y+ U6 ?1 G8 M; e% }8 R8 a
They will never be the same. 6 l) p1 ]4 n) @* t6 f" F, H! X
! \* ]; S* C9 |) [8 F: p You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? 1 k2 ?, n s1 g! Y% v4 O- U( f
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. w0 Q. W$ }. L' g
It is because we are different that each of us is special.
! P. }4 A6 O$ T$ n. h9 d4 i# g Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
" L8 v5 l+ M Y, E8 K. J9 E 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. / Z8 o3 Y( X8 d3 E/ e
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. 4 ~4 X: Z( x# r$ ~4 s9 D$ I
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. . N" |& D; P- ~- o) h( f t
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
; g, @: L& Y9 N: P. ] Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
' [8 Z7 }4 v# t+ p/ o& f3 g! v1 y" C Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
1 j0 x) M; r- U Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. 8 N/ g9 d- P) N% n4 F6 w5 ]: R! V
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
" r# z* d ]- n0 V5 i4 s& e; s Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, . T1 A5 l. d8 {& G: X; K
but also where you are going. & ~' B' T2 V4 }+ r% V
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. , ^1 f( _; p5 Q& U2 }
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
4 e/ A) b( @* I+ f' Z6 {( U/ t; _ Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. " U% I2 L) G1 W! R
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Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, * ?% S$ I! u* u- Z* d. l% V
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present.
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努力保持生活平衡
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--布莱恩.戴森
9 A) ?) L2 z) p/ w 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。 7 l4 c9 H5 A6 U% d. O
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。
3 W1 W u# R( M" y6 }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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8 U/ Z( r4 a3 z: E+ n3 W+ K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。 2 w9 Z; l* i3 X5 I" z: B4 P$ Q
N" M) V* Z& O$ }, p7 b2 D% q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。
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1 T6 B; A$ ^# v1 ^: V! l9 C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。 ( u% D9 f+ n7 e& ]8 g
9 o v0 s3 ^& C- e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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% P1 G: X' t: `( l& ?# r" }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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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；
6 {, h; y( f7 z. Q) T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 A7 s, q0 d" y( L$ C* v5 q% ~
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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。
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不要忘记，人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。 1 o3 K" Y0 ]3 E$ u# T* F
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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。 5 q" X1 G- v0 y' Y
! ^+ v" W" c- _4 y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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; `. r; R4 V2 |0 V生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。 6 R$ K L; n0 d
昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物： 5 l7 L% Q5 g& F- E
那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 ! |; q5 x4 W9 V
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（周倩茹编译）
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