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Strive For Balance in Life 9 N$ r, G# c: L
努力保持生活的平衡 8 c6 T. o5 r5 x
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3 O0 A& t2 }# j- O n- v& f by Brain Dyson % p J' N6 i- v" q' `9 C" R
6 R+ t/ r' q9 E) n 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.
3 W) R# r2 U' _you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. ! u E$ f) `( k
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. 8 Z1 Q: V7 t+ U. n
They will never be the same. , @' ~0 ~8 l6 z0 v) b2 w! W- U! p
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
1 t8 b8 ~% W. p+ { Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
' K: Y) C) G) q/ e5 cIt is because we are different that each of us is special. - @8 O* R" i ~6 o$ } j
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
/ Y1 d, W- Y/ F) f6 v$ C8 a 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.
& i7 G3 Z, K. e0 N Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. $ Y5 D4 m! V$ X5 [( s8 M( O$ G
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. 4 }+ C9 s8 O. h7 A2 Y
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. " G, Q: X) V' M
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. " Y8 V: t$ B! f+ M8 G
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. ' ]9 M3 D3 O) B
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. 9 k+ a6 H+ [ g: k" C
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. & S n; n5 Y( `2 R
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, 3 P( Z( O; Y. \. [
but also where you are going. ) ]0 J! q0 S3 M
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
) U5 k: p4 c4 W9 ~' j7 V( e$ H Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
- r% v0 P: z" u; ` ^: n Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. 9 [2 W$ R8 X) S8 L- n
- ]+ i' n# Z. }4 k/ G. r Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
; b4 k. g t7 ~5 B7 aTomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. & r& ~1 `) b) r$ e
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努力保持生活平衡
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--布莱恩.戴森
) r! i- r) ]1 X 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。 i* v3 n- b2 G2 F$ v
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。
( M" [( W d- p, l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？ 4 s6 l( B4 X. K) E9 z. L+ W
! M1 S* p! c- B, u# |7 g& F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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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。 ) f2 ?7 z" s) M
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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。
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9 O k2 C* I- U. l) c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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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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! ~; ~5 M C- [" f F0 S+ R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。 ! j0 ~; w( T7 g( G' w0 D5 M
5 ^( P/ U7 l$ n" w9 b% u" O不要害怕遇到危险。我们正是在冒险中学会勇敢的。 * ~; E/ L$ |9 ?
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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；
( j; g# k9 |9 w) g! Y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。 7 Z) O. H& a% v, ?6 G+ f+ ?
6 \/ b T: }& m! @- u7 G# C& w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。 7 Y- b! M* A9 c1 c! R
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不要忘记，人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。 1 M0 m1 U6 b" c- U1 Q2 V% {
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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。
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" k3 I. W0 m" t# d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。 / w3 r1 |+ c* Q5 k3 M, b1 N9 w
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生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
/ q( H( V. |6 q8 A# o4 i( L) T' w昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物： : {8 [& q: U E2 x& D
那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 - y- g7 R! K" B1 @
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