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by Brain Dyson
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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. x# x! o$ h- k7 V5 h
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. $ F% `6 H/ U4 [# B' [. s
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. & }' U* C& O5 c" J# l, \4 O
They will never be the same. : s) j+ J* j7 [/ \9 X( C/ U4 t% l: M
0 B0 [, l. p) `) Y9 b0 Z# U9 O You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? 9 u6 O0 l# l% [0 w" h
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
" N. K# n7 E" B& [$ Y* w# eIt is because we are different that each of us is special.
+ k h! z1 d* o/ J" G% l+ I% B" Y+ P3 U Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
% r3 \5 ^& P2 g5 {2 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. # P% L# C7 e% p2 r' A5 ^' S
Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. & ]; A- V9 O K; m, f
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. / M( p/ o, y( S' x0 Q
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. + F5 J/ w$ u0 e
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. - a: ~# _9 M) `1 \( h( B8 ]
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
4 k# U7 ` E" Z0 ?; I" @8 k) B2 b Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. & Y: {& n j3 u3 f- H0 {
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
& I: K) H* { v- d. v# B Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
' I, D: T! k1 \: o& Ebut also where you are going. ; U& x* f: Z. S+ X9 R4 U! J/ c' O5 v
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
h9 J! O& a& m; |) C6 ? Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
' u' n- N+ ]) | Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. & L. _& a2 @) @1 M+ Y& C! T8 l
! ^4 {" w! L; o' l" g Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
$ }9 ]" }+ v) YTomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. 4 d& I! c! d" z/ O, c5 c9 @
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努力保持生活平衡 - ^5 C; o; S$ y
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--布莱恩.戴森 8 ]+ Q, b" x7 Y( {3 e/ G
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。
( R- ]% r5 i4 |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。 5 r7 z4 i0 p! ]2 T! _8 c
它们将永远不会跟以前一样。
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! ^ U' p! n/ q7 A8 U/ u }0 J" L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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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。 v r9 }' [, I+ g y) c' B H
8 g* R7 ~, f: t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。
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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。 & I4 j/ B" t& t, W. c$ q( B
9 Y! L* p6 R# }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。 ! c8 G" l5 A* S; y m% Q+ m9 _" ]
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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。 ; r$ G& {% \; C! i- P; a" |7 ]: q9 O" ~
, \/ r0 ^" {; r/ Q不要害怕遇到危险。我们正是在冒险中学会勇敢的。 - \1 i% Q9 |4 M/ o- A* x
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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； - q5 f6 u j/ G( R. D
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。 6 f" ^) |9 X" w- Z2 f$ i4 @5 a |$ J
' S" p, G; a! Y' f: X+ G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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) O- a8 s0 `2 D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。 6 W/ r8 V& t3 @& A, Z
3 w$ I4 `) a) L1 x" L7 R8 ]生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。 ; B w" a" N/ z
昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物： ; H9 n$ G% [! }5 f% Y
那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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