[转帖]Strive for Balance in Life 努力保持生活的平衡

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Imagine life 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 . You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.If you ｄｒｏｐ it , it will bounce back. But the other four balls—family ,health , friends and spirit—are made of glass . if you ｄｒｏｐ one of these, they will be irrvocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same.
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。如果你让它落地了，它还是会反弹起来。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。它们将永远不会跟以前一样。

You must understand that and strive for balance in your life . How?
你必须了解这个道理，并且努力保持生活的平衡。但要怎么才做得到呢？

Don`t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.  It is because we are different that each of us is special .
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。

Don`t set your goals by what other people deem important . Only you know what is best for you.
不要因为别人看重哪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。
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 .
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。

Don`t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time you live ALL the days of your life .
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。

Don`t give up when you still have something to give . Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
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。

Don`t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
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。

Don`t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
不要害怕遇到危险。我们正是在冒险中学会勇敢的。

Don`t shut love out of your life by saying it`s impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give ;the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly , and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
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；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。

Don`t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you`ve been , but also where you are going.
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。

Don`t forget , a person`s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
不要忘记，人类最大的情感需要是被人欣赏。

Don`t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.
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。

Don`t use time or words carelessly . Neither can be retrieved .
不要漫不经心的蹉跎光阴或信口开河。时间与话语都是收不回来的。

Life is not a race , but a journey to be savored each step of the way . Yesterday is History , Tomorrow is a Mystery And Today is Gift....that`s why we call it The Present.
生活不是一场赛跑，而是每一步都需体味的旅程。昨天已成历史，明天还未可知，而今天则是一份礼物：那就是我们为什么称它为“当下”。