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* ]: a7 j& K( S) h Strive For Balance in Life ' ~4 z$ Z) j3 [# Q8 _8 Q9 v0 F
努力保持生活的平衡 * n W* I) M! |4 F* [
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by Brain Dyson
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. {5 ?4 M! z% _ 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. * _( E0 ^( ]& [
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. / `% x2 s) D$ |+ 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.
4 v! f8 K7 d& dThey will never be the same.
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?
4 m# i% B% s, Z0 ?7 |' q Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
& l8 \" K* v e' ?0 UIt is because we are different that each of us is special.
& q0 @; ]5 R. h/ g Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
# o, M' o% }& H8 x' d/ X 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.
3 L! A$ v2 t- o5 V! Z& p Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. " a9 s- f3 I5 O- r) D) |- I
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. + |) Y" Y% _+ P! s/ H
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
5 c( j( v& v' R+ K- Q/ G Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
/ K- H1 d% K: ^- V9 w Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. 8 B: \1 Y/ n; {
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
/ J- U" o' ^; Z7 S7 LThe quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
: T# r9 o$ `" z( S9 V6 c! m Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, + _ r+ s7 j( u0 l. r* o8 t
but also where you are going. 8 R7 u% s; X0 O5 ^, j6 m
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
, q. e2 P H6 Q0 ? Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
7 {) j1 E0 E: u+ P Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved. 5 {' R$ d9 i l! V! D
8 M4 i8 K; @$ B) M' k! o! z+ ?, W Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History, 0 ?# J1 c( y: ~: e4 a# P* g
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. # d5 i5 D1 m: X- U
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/ q$ e/ k0 n/ U+ h' ?! u- v 努力保持生活平衡
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--布莱恩.戴森
$ X8 H9 l6 N, w. I, W 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。 6 j2 w9 P. p8 @9 W
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 S. @. o* }: L# ]; O
它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 ! }2 b w' p1 Q" S% P
5 P+ g) ]7 l; l# d' m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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T, u" _8 [" J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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3 V3 M/ r" k' C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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3 u: i" G2 h! L y& W+ f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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j! _; c$ Q( e5 H* H+ M2 y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。 : a6 v% V: v1 s0 S, E' x( _
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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。 # h; T* o# ]2 F: g/ x: H4 e3 e9 J$ `
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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。 1 U9 B6 t1 P5 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； 6 }6 |+ }2 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。 0 G, D- `! [" U1 d) t; y# d4 k3 f1 s
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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 m, c( `) S/ S- ~
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不要忘记，人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。 % w) z S5 V2 |9 ~
3 H! c) @! G2 w3 o" T- u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。 : w- }8 [" j7 w' Z4 @
! O" a: v' V, I) G' i k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。 7 V o/ T/ ]6 y Z( Z5 y5 v
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生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
$ G6 H$ q) A. L昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：
3 W" W7 u, }1 x那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。
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0 v( ]/ E% M! z0 g （周倩茹编译）
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