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Strive For Balance in Life ( X+ l$ P, D4 A' k+ y. ?* J0 k
努力保持生活的平衡
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1 X) j. [6 \* O by Brain Dyson
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% w) a4 m' m$ C3 f" s 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. " ~7 _6 t' ?, u! U5 W0 H
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. % [2 I; N+ p4 ^2 [+ V0 M1 A. _0 r
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.
* W4 ~# {9 u+ C) LThey will never be the same.
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; l, b) R: Y) g6 H8 X) W: V9 ^ You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
4 _0 ^) U& O4 X8 K8 z' h Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. : x. j& i* Q8 ?9 G: t2 M# s1 ?
It is because we are different that each of us is special. 8 h" V' B' z# C8 f- R$ ^: _
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. 5 U* W+ k+ F# x0 R1 s9 v
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.
8 e/ ~6 A- D' f) I: h% Z1 P Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. ' i) f) G$ t, |1 @- Y3 Q
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life.
8 p, _; a6 S6 a( R% D Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
/ k" W( P/ y1 c5 q1 M q+ z* G Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. & o1 l& e2 X) n
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. $ K; R$ e$ V, D e! m5 u
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. 9 K& n- x# p- d- k1 f; m
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. 7 F0 i2 x- k4 s3 E) X
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
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+ D# l; s: k, l' `& B Q6 ] Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. 4 T: z3 m9 k+ d$ a2 Q6 g
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. : S+ D. x" o9 e
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved.
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Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
% Y3 W k) O3 W7 p) i% y# vTomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present.
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--布莱恩.戴森 $ o, G8 d$ R$ b
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。
( g8 T; ]0 a5 x& _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。
4 \; Y/ W' C1 f它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 5 w3 ?( M9 x9 v5 x( Y* E3 {! L
4 t6 ^% _9 J# a2 {/ d* F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？ # v0 L& M }. E6 v- L) U) X5 M0 e
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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。 6 U5 z N8 N3 Y. G$ c# D0 u7 C
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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。
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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。 8 G( X# R! L, b1 ?0 b" T
" }. _1 {/ W g5 |9 U0 M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。 , r* v6 q4 m4 y, A, K* N: Y
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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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0 R. T/ W' u; I$ H5 o) @& B8 G1 J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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6 ?, e7 h. L' C$ u) }4 A" T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； 5 J% g, d) {: b) S8 z
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。 8 Z! _0 L/ q! j. X" b1 r
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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。 + z p; U+ j4 T& A
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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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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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; s, M, u, e! L2 E生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
1 P3 C/ s) }1 k0 g7 V8 X R/ k昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物： . l% Q( U: _# F; h$ z+ l
那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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