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4 K8 K. J | y Strive For Balance in Life 1 ~6 j! _* a# ^. O$ i( l, d
努力保持生活的平衡
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$ h( h& f |$ m9 z- A! K by Brain Dyson J7 ^- q8 Z: f: |
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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. # }$ t( j" r7 z7 ]3 f
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
, V; D* {4 B8 W8 {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. ; M0 {6 b: h1 D) T* l
They will never be the same. 3 k1 q- {1 k9 i: q) y5 i( Z
: I) Q0 e: e- T) M k You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
& @( v u* f* a. e( R* s! k Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. / D% ^9 }+ A" z% x. I. G3 m
It is because we are different that each of us is special. 3 ~/ A! |# [" Y
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. ' ^- T( Q, s( F5 ?$ T- {- B; G
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.
- Y L- Q. x. a% y9 g: E6 t# T Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
: ~; k+ j9 D" O( e* gBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life.
3 l, H6 t0 `5 T Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. 2 C2 F) b2 I& O" K4 U7 J
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
* D @( W+ Y$ \* m, p/ E Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
1 u+ y/ }( \! y+ }8 j0 V Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. $ O! P1 b2 `0 |* S% g
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
3 @+ n3 _& a/ @; W+ s8 j2 Z Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
7 X) S8 m* V3 F9 {7 O. Ubut also where you are going.
6 @1 ^1 s3 f0 Q) d: B0 i Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. 2 b& C, B9 W4 u2 w* f. `5 S
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. ; P; D" Z7 O: s" _7 K2 @) A5 D
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. * C+ @7 {) W9 I5 k
. E9 Y+ L6 n# D' \( f* h Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
: a' o3 [1 J* h' E, vTomorrow 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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--布莱恩.戴森
6 x6 Y. A- b; n0 |* e 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。
Q" A, ^1 e0 h; b, A- 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。 $ M+ s( b2 I0 t' r0 A9 j! l/ h
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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+ Q6 b! f# e7 A; G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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/ R' P9 }& B- R K g$ Q9 L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。 9 Q% u5 X$ V& b5 f
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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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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。 & w8 M" a, w7 B* [. g
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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。 # {0 p2 \: f3 v: ]6 d
- ?/ ?8 r% S) a3 Y z3 s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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5 e/ K# Q3 K7 L0 D; @, w4 x3 E1 X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; 6 O3 }' E0 w3 r$ X; P
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。
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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 a, n0 ^) u( w* o, V4 E不要忘记,人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。
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- }7 d2 {( x5 ^& _# ^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。 , ?# e! o: L/ _3 A
# d P% X2 R2 k" B) S- Y- n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。 # \5 O2 H! ~2 i. r# b8 z
9 }+ C) ^: I; ]4 Y8 ]9 C生活不是一场赛跑,而是每一步都需体味的旅程。 / Y& k0 E1 q2 R0 m. o" t6 M7 k
昨天已成历史,明天还未可知,而今天则是一份礼物:
/ I3 l' `; v/ s9 V$ H6 T9 a! }5 v那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 ) J6 W( K- \: y I# w; Q% h8 s# s+ t
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