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; p0 q8 j" ]* j, e Strive For Balance in Life
+ I9 T' f9 o) A7 v* J! b1 s 努力保持生活的平衡 * v! C8 [3 G. J, k/ p8 P9 z! f
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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. + v0 \. K% i4 U4 V* }8 I3 m I2 u1 Q2 p
you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.Ifyou drop it,itwell bounce back. ) F5 Y; v# s% O/ j$ e
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. # E$ A5 o o, d, Z
They will never be the same.
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You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How? : H8 [* _6 N' ?7 D0 V+ X5 u& h
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
/ I% s$ Q; N$ g \ SIt is because we are different that each of us is special.
9 l/ p: r' ]' {; |9 w Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.Only you know what is best for you.
& N- I* ]& W5 v0 z* F8 Q" 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.
& D) L1 |( d1 V Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
S, `' z. b7 y( x# U9 m0 LBy living your life one day at a time you live all the days of your life. - L4 o3 \" F7 a( a" n
Don’t give up when you still have something to give .Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
3 `* k6 V/ E& Z3 _' k: o. g Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
- m% O9 w5 |3 V. s Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave. . P- S% P0 F8 x4 ~* H/ `0 b4 t" a
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. % `3 F- c; m1 P$ S0 `) X3 t$ Y! j* g
The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to give it wings.
6 A% B' Y" Q4 l1 l: r- k Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
) V! n! P4 h6 V8 c! Gbut also where you are going. " Q& _; M( p5 l1 n* m
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. 0 u/ s5 ^9 a# B, t
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily. ( S' Z& A. r+ o+ D `
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, 4 U* E+ O' Z) m% |
Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift…..that’s why we call it The present. $ y# V- a% ^1 w; b
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努力保持生活平衡 . }* _% J$ p. u @ R4 N( P# S: S4 [
+ D# `! L) ^% G) r --布莱恩.戴森 # ]1 [2 g& K5 z. e* T
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。 % ]0 X% v, D1 U& s
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。
: n3 r) l0 s2 y它们将永远不会跟以前一样。 , L: B, ?6 {- W9 M
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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？ ' y3 X C$ O- U$ |6 [' r P% H: X) e. _
2 q, B& s6 T; W7 F0 H# V, A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。 - [2 g* J( d$ D7 m* o+ o: N2 S: p
8 a, \0 Y9 E4 i! j, }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。 ; u/ c( Q! K) I+ l6 B4 a7 s; }
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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。
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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。 ! J" w+ T0 F2 O/ s
% @2 q( g. G! D, w' }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) I$ S9 d6 `: x" E H# F, c
0 B, H# N0 e# ~) b% a9 r' c$ {不要害怕遇到危险。我们正是在冒险中学会勇敢的。 ) N4 K) P/ J) u; z [8 H( ~
/ J% S( ]/ s( k: H8 _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； 9 D7 X; q4 Y5 E% ?- T
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。 1 G' C6 I0 r1 b% J1 K% F0 X" J
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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。 ' p' l- h- a) _- X8 E* m; c
* C7 s" ~3 \# k$ W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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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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3 J7 p. `' d- K( w7 C$ c0 W生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。
9 W! S5 o9 _4 U: f, B昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物： 0 h7 L. g, p2 H9 w0 v7 o
那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”的原因。 5 t. G! \! C( @# M( d4 \
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（周倩茹编译）
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