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Strive For Balance in Life / R1 \+ a* p* o: h3 O' u" O( y5 m
努力保持生活的平衡
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by Brain Dyson
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0 Q$ F" A- h; A% A! t 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.
; Q- J _% r2 n; p9 Zyou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. . k& D. k% q. N3 [6 }, a3 W, |/ v& j
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. 5 `" n0 y) Y6 z# X6 N" |
They will never be the same.
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? 4 _5 D$ _7 g l) H! X& j
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
* R) D2 O/ L/ o$ B3 U* vIt is because we are different that each of us is special.
4 [- y/ ^# k/ B# G. V7 X Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. 0 Q- I. g) S* q2 U7 P
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. ' o+ v L; s- Z
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. / ^( Z8 y& c0 f/ ~$ L
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. / `! g* A, ~" @7 C
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
$ H5 }, C& s) {- L& d, U* y# k Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. & \4 N; T6 A; X& I/ [
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
' s* k. |; S& }; d4 N: i Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. - O8 h& w. }* J7 k3 V
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. 7 I# p% `2 x( A! G
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, ! M4 R, P: a* S: U
but also where you are going.
! K, \' K, X1 `% ^3 r* z Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
5 G, A5 M/ u# A: y Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. 0 P# X& L8 l6 h* g& M- o3 }: V7 I
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. 0 K5 R' P# _. i/ w5 [
# m3 v' v3 A# _4 S+ v3 n' D$ c Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, 3 V3 {: B; Y/ n7 X) H) g1 v" z
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. - e+ r9 K1 T5 D
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. F! U$ P) N$ @ i) Q1 ~7 n% l 努力保持生活平衡
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! H, I& ~& }0 P7 s& X0 H6 I --布莱恩.戴森
% J' E! a3 y3 |, } 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。 9 }" N* V: W: z8 h" q" n0 c. |7 G: I
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。
; l# J2 _ `9 r) R/ P它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 ) K/ k; a) m8 c* n; l4 o" i
! s% M- }3 @( p5 u% J. v& b/ H2 O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？ ' W: m; _/ n7 q+ a# y a
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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。 * V4 j t- a1 t6 c) Z6 K4 _
9 P9 R6 F1 \* E$ R5 R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。 / g! @9 P( }9 {7 g
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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。 ; w4 c$ p8 R' q( F+ e% k. j2 t* o @
9 T/ Q8 N$ d2 A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。 ?: `$ _0 K% A, ?3 n x: { I( s# I
6 \7 T& S4 y& y. _, J/ u( A a9 a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。 . l U# [# T! k* q1 g
' T7 o. {. U/ Z* H; O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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- O$ h8 [# @ m1 Z$ A Q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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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 D- g7 _9 c8 K. H2 d& U
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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4 d |2 h7 M+ r8 e" Z& x, B L不要忘记，人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。 7 O% R0 w: s. V6 g: i# ?9 x
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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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8 l' ]! F1 J+ n' O& r$ c, J( @' T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。
, Z/ s9 s: B0 G* j* Y" n昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物： 0 i) r, }' F* Z _' t
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（周倩茹编译）
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