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" ]( b& ~* v/ Z& t' \ Strive For Balance in Life
* T- [6 C6 W( j* v 努力保持生活的平衡
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by Brain Dyson
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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. 6 ~6 G+ x% I! l. A [
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
8 T7 Y. R) K+ h* o: h" @# OBut 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.
$ t/ m; w) g/ z# |They will never be the same.
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? 2 `2 o0 s! p- |) Z$ u7 I ?/ R
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. 5 N0 d% m; o6 y8 h3 y2 c# i7 ]: [
It is because we are different that each of us is special.
# G: {+ R# t, i4 q6 J$ [& S Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
3 }$ ^" d' e) O0 x% ? 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.
2 e$ a8 b9 [8 i) V2 o Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
% O( P% L M+ k/ ~By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. 7 J% h/ J: S( A# t1 C# o
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
4 ]" r/ e- S9 W5 m* ]: P Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
% g+ S6 U6 X5 A F" J8 j Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. ) j* b4 C8 v: z. I# @: \7 h
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. * j) V* g; [5 d3 W: U9 l5 J
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
# I' h( J' j) L% l$ R Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, " x: ~5 _. K* f s! q
but also where you are going.
& x" u) i0 Q# C* O Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
" T! T3 m* v9 J" d+ z$ F Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. , w% s5 a7 |8 }
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. 3 p+ m1 u6 k4 z5 z5 P* ^
( p5 M6 H7 N+ t0 ~6 d" D: ?) d! s( Q Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
B6 g& E3 a5 x+ j. uTomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. 3 B# B% z# V+ G7 I, O e
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努力保持生活平衡
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$ y- q$ |8 Y+ ^ E --布莱恩.戴森 % e8 w) u/ t$ d+ t; P
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。 # z; Z' S' w8 K& F! O5 m+ 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。
5 X F* B: `- t% q! Q1 B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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# O2 ~+ v4 O4 _6 b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) S* _1 F, X4 k- N) _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。 & F7 P& Z* f4 A7 ]& \
. `9 o& P+ C% Y. L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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. @- o3 w# y) ]8 d' x: t: |" j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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2 A$ y- g7 m- Q7 i& _. K4 u6 I不要害怕遇到危险。我们正是在冒险中学会勇敢的。 / n% V. i# N* I8 D
8 ?. J. H8 E- |, |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； 1 U/ ~* H( j3 M$ R7 p! O
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。 6 ^5 ]: B3 I5 |, `7 Q% C
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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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9 E/ \' P) l3 A不要忘记，人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。
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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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' S/ x5 I+ u. L0 F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。 . x* j* y, z D; B7 E) @: x0 D+ n
昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物： " h+ x3 A# |7 J* x
那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 . Z: Y8 m/ i- X( y
( m% U, {7 D4 Y5 u' K （周倩茹编译） 7 z2 M2 z0 s) m$ w; Q' G. u! {
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