生命中的五个球 Five Balls of Life(ZT)

In a university commencement address several years ago,
Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Ent-erprises, spoke of
the relation of work to one’s other commitments:

　　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 irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged
or even shattered. They will never be the same. You
must understand that and strive for balance in your
life. How?

　　Don’t undermine your worth by comparing
yourself with others. It is because we are different
that each of us is special.

　　Don’t set your goals by what other people
deem important. Only you know what is best for you.

　　Don’t take for granted the things closest to your
 heart. Cling to them as they would be your life, for
without them, life is meaningless.

　　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.

　　Don’t give up when you still have something
to give. Nothing is really over until the moment
you stop trying.

　　Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less
than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds
us to each together.

　　Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by
 taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

　　Don’t shut love out of your life by saying
it’s impossible to find. The quickest way to
receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose
love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way
to keep love is to give it wings.

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

　　Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional
need is to feel appreciated.

　　Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is
weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.

　　Don’t use time or words carelessly. Neither
can be retrieved.

　　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 a gift: that’s why we call it ‘The Present’.




生命中的五个球 Five Balls of Life
　　几年前，在一所大学的开幕典礼中,可口
可乐的首席执行官布赖恩·戴森讲到工作
与其他义务的关系：

　　想象生命是一场不停丢掷五个球于空中
的游戏。这五个球分别为工作、家庭、健康、
朋友和心灵，而且你很努力地掷着这五个球，
不让它们落地。很快地你会了解工作是一个
橡皮球。如果你不幸失手落下它，它还是会
弹回来。

　　但是家庭、健康、朋友和心灵这四个球
是用玻璃做成的。一旦你失手落下，它们可
能会少了一角，留下无法挽回的记号、刻痕、
损坏甚至碎落一地。它们将永远不会跟以前
一样。你必须了解这个道理，并且为平衡你
的生命而努力。但要怎么才做得到呢？

　　别拿自己和他人比较，这只会降低了你
原有的价值。因为我们都是独一无二的，
因为我们每一个人都很特别。

　　别人认为重要的事不一定是你的目标。
只有你才知道什么最适合你。

　　不要将贴近你的心的人、事物视为理
所当然的存在。你必须将他们视为你的生
命一般好好地抓牢他们。没有他们，生命
将失去意义。

　　别让你的生命总在依恋过去种种或是
寄望未来中逝去。如果你活在每个当下，
你就活出了生命中的每一天。

　　当你还能给予的时候别轻言放弃。
只要你不放弃，就有无限延伸的可能。

　　别害怕承认你并非完美。正因如此，
我们才得以藉由这脆弱的细丝紧密地
串绑在一起。

　　别害怕遇到危险。正因如此，我们才
得以藉由这些机会学习勇敢。

　　别以爱太难找到作为借口而紧闭你的
心扉。最迅速找到爱的方法就是给予你的
爱；最快速失去爱的方法就是紧紧地守
着你的爱不放；维持爱的最好方式就是
给爱一双翅膀。

　　莫要匆忙地度过你的一生，那匆忙
让你忘了曾经到过哪里，也让你忘了
你要去哪里。 　

　　莫忘记，人类情感上最大的需要是感恩。

　　莫害怕学习。知识没有重量，它是可
以随意携带的珍宝。

　　莫漫不经心地蹉跎光阴或口无遮拦。
时间与言词两者都是一放便收不回来。

　　生命不是一场赛跑, 而是一步一个
脚印的旅程。

　　昨天已是历史,明天还是未知，而今天
则是一个上天的礼物：那就是我们为什么
称它为“现在”(Present)的原因。(编译：李强)