努力保持生活的平衡 (文摘)

  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?
  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 were 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 ;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.
  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.
  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 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"。