' w' q7 f/ u9 @( q0 x Strive For Balance in Life * D+ O0 R! O# ?. Q8 R
努力保持生活的平衡 0 S* R, H8 }8 h5 l- N
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by Brain Dyson 2 V! S) F( q8 a0 A M# f1 Z
9 B4 u. n" ~/ h: C! E/ w 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.
) S- y: X7 L" y hyou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. 3 o$ Z& e( Q) L
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 m5 U0 a* U1 K
They will never be the same. ; M# ]7 A/ G3 a- w
# B6 b; l+ G% B You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? " a8 C' [# c6 l! b2 }2 b% s, g& l: g
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. 2 d( B; s$ A) m! v5 p M0 g
It is because we are different that each of us is special.
" Y, Y% e, H3 Q: o4 h Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. 6 `. u( K# W; |& L, h7 W* o" |6 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.
! p5 L& L/ U n2 o+ W4 v0 s* ?' k* A Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
" Z- u5 w: {0 S9 Y* NBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. 2 d/ B1 q3 G% T% e- U0 k" K; B
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. 5 L+ w+ P2 K7 O/ t3 F+ V
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. 9 T+ F8 F. ]; u( y3 ]# l
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
! n/ d. Y- B# t; k+ q5 K: P Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
) _; @+ |% M2 S" OThe quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. + R+ r6 t8 O. }" L7 n
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, {2 p2 A9 A" d9 J+ Z5 V) _
but also where you are going. & [$ C' V1 T+ K3 @; |+ k5 d. `% b
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
\; X U( |" Q! ` Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
! [, L& ?- H6 q6 |) T9 m, W Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. 7 z+ p6 k9 G0 e; E1 W% n0 y
' ?, c" C$ _& J: i; T! Q- q6 P* c Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, % v8 d) m" q* x. t: u
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. $ a3 ?; t" @# i- b; l, l; K
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--布莱恩.戴森
$ d& h6 ?5 L% D0 V 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。
5 @1 K5 g) D0 N; y& S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。 $ B+ }8 w* v; t/ X5 O
它们将永远不会跟以前一样。
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4 l: S" l C# n' N! L4 O: [9 D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? : U+ O$ e: t- S! Q: ~) c. g0 W/ A
( M7 i2 g- _- k( a1 \! G5 z$ {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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~( c# e7 I% M7 E: F4 x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。 + ?' v) h4 m: s- e! }2 p
/ B+ N$ w& b1 B- K' |# E# Y5 W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。 3 d0 \2 L/ B, a5 u2 I: L% z; O
- s$ ?5 V, e7 N! z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 N" x/ s! g7 ^" H3 U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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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; . X% a! }4 ~% K. l+ ^% \
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。 0 A& o6 O8 J# z; V
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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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' b3 T& o% T0 w; R0 I不要忘记,人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。
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4 y4 g c( \2 E4 @9 r) n+ Q: d 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。
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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。
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; v$ k( ^& X& O2 T: M生活不是一场赛跑,而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
' c7 U/ u& }+ I# I8 n1 F昨天已成历史,明天还未可知,而今天则是一份礼物:
( P) ~- \$ D/ S0 I* K. c3 W" b那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 1 R" k5 t8 R0 T& z$ z' ~
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