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; K& s1 ?. e! `2 p Strive For Balance in Life + e8 m$ M' O) T) t5 {4 v4 i6 T
努力保持生活的平衡
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by Brain Dyson 1 i+ m- l' ~# \' _
3 G! H( P" i; h0 @$ P 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.
9 @# j2 ]- }' I0 Yyou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
. O6 R# D, z8 x5 W; jBut 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. " R- [2 i7 ]) c& a3 o7 s; D5 s N
They will never be the same. 9 g, N( [' l! Q: r( }. o: I
+ l; O/ M- Z9 K You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
4 K: p3 \2 u) p2 K9 _! Z9 { Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. & D4 I/ V; {, k& g V' H c
It is because we are different that each of us is special.
/ K3 f! F! a! D! `$ l Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. , }' J' |7 ~2 ]& w$ ?, ?) y; ]7 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.
# n3 z1 j" L6 V- Y( m# J/ j Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
7 L' r" P* h3 q& P7 {By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life.
8 S4 G! P4 \9 t) m* r) P Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
! G' E5 ]3 v- X1 J" j' O' Y Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
3 @' g4 q& ~6 e/ o) Q3 s0 j1 \ Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. & E* s+ Q' n) {- D# c
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
* f3 k3 p5 y' _& D( L. j2 vThe quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
: B; n! A' y7 V Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, ) U+ R5 D/ i) [! @7 M0 o6 X
but also where you are going.
4 ?, D. c9 e( D4 D& K8 F Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
# e6 ^1 h" l- Y9 F: r' x Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
+ B! ~6 _& G+ T' z Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. 4 e( u& W! R4 [5 O3 }" ~
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Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
+ A: U' c" ^& D1 h2 x$ |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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0 U: b- k! [0 @6 J, c --布莱恩.戴森
) V' Q8 V2 I4 ]& l c 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。
8 V2 S4 A. w; X9 Z; T8 R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。 7 u) R( X# i. l& d% b
它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 6 }% L6 S4 |8 ? Z9 ^
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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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( i2 X7 g/ [5 f2 O; k$ o- E, c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。 ) E- ^1 u: z+ t' U- _4 v
. ~2 s4 m4 j$ A* a/ G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。 + ~* k) m( O% o$ t! _
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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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) r' v0 o/ T1 L6 @不要害怕遇到危险。我们正是在冒险中学会勇敢的。 + m* q4 u; f9 ~
( a' Y0 E# `, A8 P l& b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; . A S0 a- w$ i2 K+ V+ @: r
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。 . g# S2 b$ \# n! N# K& H
r, d/ ^( e# R: ]) T0 P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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2 }, ]& m$ B6 P8 X0 c D不要忘记,人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。 % d/ m, e3 S2 m2 V3 q& A2 t6 [/ X: r
9 W% `% t4 l( \% D9 }0 B# f2 x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。 8 A3 p' G& s. ?) d4 i+ Y) P
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生活不是一场赛跑,而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
$ G9 `! j" u& D" C3 @5 d' |昨天已成历史,明天还未可知,而今天则是一份礼物:
8 ?- U3 G& F& |0 N/ m) P3 s那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 5 L/ Q5 b2 l$ y3 N& \6 z
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