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Strive For Balance in Life
* @/ h8 a3 n3 X4 y. F. \+ Y, s1 W 努力保持生活的平衡
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by Brain Dyson
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2 |. L; k& A# q+ ~& Q. u5 i$ ] 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.
( N( X$ ^& l$ x/ C0 {; |( Xyou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
6 J- U# c* _+ D: a6 v* }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. u2 p# i$ u: u* b
They will never be the same. % e8 F% T4 V" f3 q
F$ o4 ~& S: F5 O- U You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
5 L! t: V2 y9 X, I5 J6 Z3 } Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
% Q- F- w- \8 n9 L+ e- \0 ~/ uIt is because we are different that each of us is special.
$ _! }" l5 _! E& r5 W% s" s( |5 Q Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. / c" g% w& r4 n3 d
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.
/ \- Q/ x; _7 g Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
3 C3 u# w! P$ S, A6 E- M+ U4 zBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. ]" P4 N3 _! Y2 m1 h
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
& m5 @$ p9 x( L, p0 ` Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. 2 o8 j* T- h5 C$ j5 g% _
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
. \* j% F3 X$ S: p& u, p6 \ Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. 2 y; a1 h/ W) }% ?% r2 n" e; w
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. ; d3 l, |+ U/ s1 ~; B7 ?
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, 3 E6 E8 n! v* | o9 _
but also where you are going. , m; I; X% T: p) N! r. ^
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. * A) v9 j/ V s4 P$ C7 w
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. ; ^6 ]$ R8 `" x% k% w
Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved.
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/ o$ J2 |" k% I. Z# K4 Y Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
( J' K" _* s6 LTomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. ) b% B: n' X. L) K5 C0 ~
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1 \1 O$ |; g5 G9 O; g 努力保持生活平衡 & R8 i. V" S- ?- g; b- M
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--布莱恩.戴森
6 L& t" P6 h5 n; q+ f 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% `, V' z* c2 g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。
# S% S9 Q* V b- N- q* V% }它们将永远不会跟以前一样。
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8 u: a P E4 I: I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? 6 S/ g2 F8 P9 v6 _6 x2 O
5 b. o' v. t% h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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! j; T0 Q! L3 Q2 d- m$ \- n ~+ l5 {8 p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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7 ]9 [/ q- ] @' [& _8 \+ H C, K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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2 j! Q; |1 i0 P& j4 B8 d: c4 ~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。 * _4 z2 U$ b3 h4 Z7 n5 e7 A# H
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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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8 U4 n! x6 {" E; d6 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。 3 d5 @* Q! z @
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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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3 B1 ~0 r' _0 I7 I& z. n' 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 I/ ~4 l3 u2 X- A3 Z6 ?0 Y; W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。 & b: g8 G: x( \, o, n- {& I& f. ?: i
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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。 4 X/ B. @. R J' u0 G
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不要忘记,人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。 : _5 f9 T* s- }& S4 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。 T/ z# `. {; m I" Q, R% S
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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。 2 G+ r1 @' ]* l9 D! ~
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生活不是一场赛跑,而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
* B2 l3 r. [% ?5 L昨天已成历史,明天还未可知,而今天则是一份礼物: : S3 S4 O7 P" A+ q
那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 7 a. b7 c) C9 v
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