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+ g* B% ?# x6 P) S9 L& S by Brain Dyson
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4 L! p5 `9 q5 R* o9 j t 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. + v5 |" D$ n' I( J' e
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. $ ]; X" N/ g" v' n
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. & C: h* D2 W+ I* K7 q
They will never be the same. 2 h) \2 v2 V0 w3 b- {2 _
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
) C, r$ q! x. N' L Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
! y1 }( s: ]' A5 B. vIt is because we are different that each of us is special.
6 B' z- ], \# Q( t Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. 6 H8 i- s G% }9 l
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.
/ @# X( j. K) c) Y Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
7 r0 ~/ c7 u+ C. Z! x- {& oBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. + }3 l' ]) t, W
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. # l6 {, J; [! W4 D1 ^
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
* ?; a( f* x3 y4 c+ M# x& U* g Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
* J9 ~1 S1 H5 `/ c) t3 x* [' T Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
. w% E( Y6 G# d0 wThe quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. & A4 D K* R9 W* V0 `* z
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
& [4 K2 O+ _1 B# P: [4 T, Zbut also where you are going. # \# ]- ~5 @ A; v$ {
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
0 s& h# {: g' a( `: s0 G, f0 f Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. ; z% \, q# @: Z9 ]& N7 u( U
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. + f& [9 k- t: }% U! }
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Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, 4 _& v1 }6 b0 S" `
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. * Q* k& e& u& T E- S
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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。
# t( |/ r7 K7 M3 i- a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。
6 d6 o* r- I; ]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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: i# q% S& |. T8 V- B( e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。 ( u/ S/ o8 R, G# I1 y2 H/ g% {* l
O$ r& g7 _. I2 t8 _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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0 g! p. Q& h: G" b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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% f) p" i2 s4 }+ ?4 U) c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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& Y: h' z. u$ ^4 R( 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； ; v/ ^: J& h" H7 S! s# o3 W
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。 ) g4 I8 r$ r4 n. m8 R* ~ }
; ^+ G% T# ?% G2 S: W) f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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( A. Q8 U3 A( V) Q$ e/ N" s. K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。 # Z7 E. y! s7 r; F- Y6 r" ?6 B
7 Q/ V P* @( k5 M p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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生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
% R: D1 B1 H4 k% x, \8 z) \昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物： 0 i9 L0 f& X( m! J) w; e
那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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