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Strive For Balance in Life " e( t1 x; x$ C+ C, ^
努力保持生活的平衡 * i( q. n! y1 x1 Z$ S; M/ F
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# B. h3 k2 _0 P by Brain Dyson . l, `! p9 k5 f- _3 B, G9 }
. X! ?& i, ]( {/ G, s 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. ) l$ n$ p( @, y3 E3 O; G! R
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back.
/ h- O. f% `- G/ G1 a3 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. o" P$ a2 Q: W1 o9 b
They will never be the same. 7 ?1 Y$ K9 p) g
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? 6 y2 {6 q9 n( Q1 G Z8 ?
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. ' L" I1 z' L Y4 l6 B
It is because we are different that each of us is special. ! _# ~3 _/ m7 X% \: t$ L7 D' ]
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you. - ]2 F1 H) i8 j( y9 ^4 E
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.
& G( x$ b$ x# R" T Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. . }! N B# r8 k4 G8 N3 c: |
By living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. . C: R$ N1 z9 D2 K, a9 ^: r: C% N/ J
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying. * X! a& ?4 h. g% [+ q
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together. ' |6 Y+ Y: w5 O7 [: ~$ R% J% o
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
" B) X) X7 _; `, ]4 T Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
' i$ ?4 s0 Z( q5 aThe quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
. z" P7 d# ^+ B" o Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, " x$ _- M$ }$ @. R5 c8 j# I+ T
but also where you are going.
# C" |% g. @8 y" v! W Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. : o( [' B3 @2 m7 m! n% F
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
. \! g: W9 ] Y" { Don’t use time or words carelessly.Neither can be retreved.
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1 B: H" b7 h: R9 g+ \ Life is not a race,but a journey to be savored each step of the way. Yesterday is History,
$ |: Z& w0 S' |Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present.
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--布莱恩.戴森
' {2 K* y$ n L5 o 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。
8 m3 @( D3 n1 p4 l/ x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。
' b8 T s' H% n! T. a: Y3 V它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 6 H7 H# _4 A0 Y
: ?8 A, D% D/ v& J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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# ^) ?, y! w9 a1 T5 P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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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。 - l# u! \1 l# V. Z1 i
0 i" q6 i) j9 y( [3 l' ~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。 7 b/ F+ t. e9 i2 Z; t9 O' ^; b2 P
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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。 7 J3 g1 C6 s# w x2 h$ H1 h
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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。 2 N# P! a8 P I( d M7 p
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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; 0 N$ b+ A& z+ E) H. g2 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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9 ?3 f' g) R0 X0 c* [: ]( ~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。 ; a& c) r4 k& `( s" J; T
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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。 4 @4 `% H( B4 f: J7 X+ \/ m
5 _# z0 s* f) X: n1 ^; c* W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。 4 w" @+ s! @1 U+ q* b
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生活不是一场赛跑,而是每一步都需体味的旅程。 + d; k/ ~# K& Q5 q
昨天已成历史,明天还未可知,而今天则是一份礼物:
8 n0 r) w; c& j7 l% c那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 7 B6 v# C* T( C
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