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第20章 Keep Balance in Your Life保持生命的平衡

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心灵寄语

人生不是一场竞赛,而是一次旅途,好好享受沿途的每一处风景吧。在人生的旅途上,我们用眼睛看到的一切仅仅只是表象,而真正的美景,则需要我们用心去感悟。

Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling1 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 rubber2 ball. If you drop it, it will bounce3 back. But the other four balls:family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably4 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 can you do it?

Don"t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would cling to your life, for without them, life is meaningless.

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

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

Don" set your goals by what other people deem5 important. Only you know what is best for you.

Don" 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 days of your life.

Don" be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile6 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. The best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Don"t forget that 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 retrieved7.

Don"t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you"ve been, but also where you are going. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored8 each step of the way.

Yesterday is a history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift:That"s why we call it—The Present.

佚名

把人生想象成一场游戏,我们需要不停地向空中抛掷五个球。这五个球分别为工作、家庭、健康、朋友和心灵。你很努力抛掷着这五个球,防止它们落在地上。不久,你会发现工作是一个橡皮球。如果你不幸失手把它掉落在地上,它还是会弹回来。但是其他四个球,家庭、健康、朋友和心灵是玻璃球。一旦你失手丢下任何一个,将会带来不可逆转的后果,那样将留下无法挽回的磨痕、缺口、甚至会破裂、碎成一地。它们将永远不会恢复原状了。你必须明白这个道理,并为保持生命的平衡而奋斗。

但你怎样才能保持生命的平衡呢?

不要忽视你内心深处的感受。要像坚守生命一样守住它们,因为失去它们,生活将毫无意义。

当你还可以继续付出时,不要轻言放弃。只要你还没有停止努力,一切都还没有真正结束。

不要将自己和别人比较来降低自己的价值。因为我们每个人都是独一无二的个体。

不要把别人认为重要的事定为自己追寻的目标。只有你自己才明白最适合自己的是什么。

不要沉迷于对往事的怀念或是对未来的幻想之中,那样只会让生活从你的指缝间溜走。每一天都实实在在地生活,这样你就把握住了生命中的每一天。

不要惧怕承认自己的不完美。正是这条纤细的丝线将我们连接起来。不要惧怕面对危险。我们只有在不断尝试中学会勇敢。

不要将爱拒之门外,将真爱无处可寻作为借口。将爱给予他人,是我们拥有爱的最快的方法。而将爱牢牢的禁锢,则让爱很快流逝。将爱挽留的最好办法,就是给它插上自由的翅膀。

不要忘记,人类最重要的情感需求是被称赞。

不要害怕学习。知识不是负担,它是无价的财富,一生伴你左右。

不要随意地浪费时间或是口无遮拦地讲话,要知道一旦时间流逝、话语说出,我们将无法挽回。

不要让生活的脚步太过匆忙,这样不仅会忘记自己去过哪里,甚至搞不清楚将前往何方。生命不是一场赛跑,而是一步一个脚印的旅程,是让我们享受的过程。

昨日已成往事,明日还是迷雾,而今日则是上天的馈赠:那就是我们为什么称之为——礼物(现在)。

词汇空间 ocabulary

1.juggling n. 杂耍,游戏

2.rubber n. 橡胶

3.bounce v. 弹起,弹回

4.irrevocably adv. 不能取消地,不能撤回地

5.deem v. 认为,相信

6.fragile adj. 易碎的,脆弱的

7.retrieve v. 找回,恢复

8.savor v. 尽情享受

文化链接 Culture Background

平衡指物体或系统的一种状态。处于平衡状态的物体或系统,除非受到外界的影响,它本身不能有任何自发的变化。在不同的科学领域,它有不同的涵义。但永远遵循一个四字原则:动、等、定、变。

动:平衡不是一潭死水,是动态的。拿一个蓄水池举例,它是有进水和出水的。

等:平衡中得到的与失去的总保持相等。就好像进水总等于出水,才能保持水面高度不变。

定:保持平衡的特点就是,平横总保持稳定。

变:当平衡的一边改变时,另一边也会随之改变以达到新的平衡。

妙语拾珠

1.Don"t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would cling to your life, for without them, life is meaningless.

不要忽视你内心深处的感受。要像坚守生命一样守住它们,因为失去它们,生活将毫无意义。

2.Don" 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 days of your life.

不要沉迷于对往事的怀念或是对未来的幻想之中,那样只会让生活从你的指缝间溜走。每一天都实实在在地生活,这样你就把握住了生命中的每一天。

3.Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift:That"s why we call it—The Present.

昨日已成往事,明日还是迷雾,而今日则是上天的馈赠:那就是我们为什么称之为——礼物(现在)。