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4 C: T* b# r+ @4 b& Q 努力保持生活的平衡
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/ I1 Q- d0 g2 |# f2 k) i. { by Brain Dyson
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0 I3 x+ q( w& Q0 w 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.
) p8 L8 k- w N5 _( P& B( Z' ?you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
' c$ u! z8 f- r7 y5 nBut 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. 6 Q; q7 d4 e; ^( z$ c( k& I Y
They will never be the same.
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? 6 K" ?6 I$ N1 ], \3 W
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
3 _% ^. T0 ]* k+ r$ |6 i& a) sIt is because we are different that each of us is special. . r; Q) h+ O- [; p4 k( q6 g
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
! {$ P3 K6 ^; f: ?2 K 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.
0 F" v. A& d6 {) g! M- ?% S Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
. O8 l/ j+ j: M; r" P# EBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. : p* o( {! @! X
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
# Z P: a4 ~/ Q# [! [' ~ P Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. , X- k) X- t ]# u# [9 N3 v
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
2 ]8 e- M# P; n Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. + U9 z" ~7 W% V$ z- S5 T* U3 |
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings. & h" Q7 J# X; n- s
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
( U' e0 g9 ]9 L s# m! Ibut also where you are going.
" \2 }- }( B0 n# ]8 Y, Y Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. : w( W! K# R q7 a3 D9 \
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. 1 g$ U1 c+ Q& X( ~1 w" u' S
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,
$ s) x% d# I" l; bTomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. $ f6 i& A/ l" O. G6 t
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7 T. `' h1 y+ b' X9 U6 C* j, T 努力保持生活平衡 K# W% K% ^/ V @; I8 \* O) ?
+ I! c' N2 o! R6 g- v --布莱恩.戴森 8 n* ?( t6 ^9 x$ i: ?0 R
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。
W& o b d; G/ }3 v. ?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。
/ @' _ s9 u. t# N它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 % u+ ]2 \& N9 k9 n3 J+ ^
0 {: S4 @& o, X$ v$ H6 d0 B9 |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？ ' |2 k( x* z1 B. g% u, V
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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。 [) w/ G- n& i. y9 I
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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。 1 J% v# X3 D3 O3 K6 K3 S0 R9 U# |/ C9 `
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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。
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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。 ( G; \% H* n) j4 o
+ ~# \$ ^4 E% T/ f: P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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. x/ m5 X' D0 z: W1 G0 \6 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。 / Y* q* T% ~; s' F1 i" i
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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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7 _' O: ?! M9 e* _ W. ]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； 2 F% K) u. S$ |: P' o+ Y6 V9 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。
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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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不要忘记，人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。 ; C0 ]0 @4 H S' O7 r5 h+ `, N
& E) Q6 T9 y k% p( }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。 9 J$ q/ M, F) W6 W i; |, x) D
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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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生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
& f0 W/ |# m" Z6 g6 n5 L! f昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物： % u4 p0 U$ ?+ u2 r( G5 V
那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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