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努力保持生活的平衡
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3 A' I. ]/ O K# Y 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. 5 {! O5 H( R( m1 ^
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
" y. b9 |, B0 R; q; FBut 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. ( O+ x# n- G# K! n. i9 K
They will never be the same.
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? ; Q! u; Z' M3 I" c$ c* ` {
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. ' E0 F; \/ Y9 @4 p
It is because we are different that each of us is special.
/ ?) A" P5 m; l& R Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
; c( t& B, J+ S2 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. 3 d4 h, Q1 O2 D3 K
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
& M. Y' _+ m. M" H3 V zBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life.
* f7 b- Z: }% K Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. & K2 T' {1 m$ T* L7 N( ` E% Y: Q
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. 4 {6 p( B; B4 }0 t/ j8 v$ D/ |- D
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. 6 a9 a: z m P/ U1 A! O( a
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. 9 `5 k3 k( q+ i/ ^! g: A
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. 9 R9 V6 U8 F2 C( E& o2 P
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, ! Q( F6 H/ C, j& U. ~
but also where you are going. ; H! Z; b. U9 e* B; }0 z* d
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. H8 E; D" c0 |
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
) T& X7 n6 g1 |6 Q& z' o Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved.
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{; p( g/ _. J H( l1 ?( v Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, - c" X$ W/ i6 Z- H" q3 x! K! L
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. % Z- ]2 O F9 D- {3 X
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--布莱恩.戴森
. d) k" w+ ^9 x( b+ N 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。
2 ^1 Q. c3 z- J4 |* T$ c; k$ K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。 # E/ l! j9 H# k( S: i
它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 & e% L H' K) @( U6 A! H/ k
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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？ ) j+ |5 Y) X6 j' H" q
- T6 [4 i3 ]0 o4 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。 " B2 N M6 s% d! ^. Q6 m/ X- p
/ P! S2 E8 b8 T0 S. 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。 $ U) @, N+ C+ a/ i) T3 s2 Q) T
' e( S; A% P1 C* m+ _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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9 n ~: `$ B) C& r$ v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。
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$ e) d6 h1 |8 j4 F+ D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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9 V3 e5 C% j! h( Y D( w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；
9 |' I. q% b/ S" 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。
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- b! E3 G: w' R( `2 i6 W6 G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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s, n4 U/ y1 N$ e# g0 n* q' q) c8 T F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。 6 ^ w. s( Q& l6 n
( u# j6 B8 @) ?( O! p& V5 e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。 , P+ b5 \; ?# s; j s. O' u! O
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生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
+ _: P( I+ p( {2 ?昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：
# v/ s3 z5 K& C3 u. v$ T: K那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 # f) @+ k0 w/ D4 K$ D) A
1 d) C0 J# N9 j, n （周倩茹编译）
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