感悟生活

查字典英语网 2013年01月29日

      Imaginelifeasagameinwhichyouarejuggling(玩杂耍)somefiveballsintheair. Younamethem: Work, Family, Health, Friends, Spirit. Andyourekeepingalloftheseintheair. Youwillsoonunderstandthatworkisarubberball. Ifyoudropit, itwillbounceback(反弹). Buttheotherfourballs-family, health, friendsandspiritaremadeofglass. Ifyoudroponeofthese, theywillbeirrevocably(不能取消地) scuffed(磨损), marked,nicked(割进,刻痕), damagedorevenshattered. Theywillneverbethesame. Youmustunderstandthatandstriveforbalanceinyourlife.

      How?

      Don'tundermine(破坏,危害)yourworthbycomparingyourselfwithothers. Itisbecausewearedifferentthateachofusisspecial. Don'tsetyourgoalsbywhatotherpeopledeemimportant. Onlyyouknowwhatisbestforyou. Don'ttakeforgranted(认为……理所当然)thethingsclosesttoyourheart. Clingtothemasyouwouldclingtoyourlife, forwithoutthem, lifeismeaningless.

      Don'tletyourlifeslipthroughyourfingersbylivinginthepastorforthefuture. Bylivingyourlifeonedayatatime, youliveALLthedaysofyourlife. Don'tgiveupwhenyoustillhavesomethingtogive. Nothingisreallyoveruntilthemomentyoustoptrying.

      Don'tbeafraidtoadmitthatyouarelessthanperfect. Itisthisfragilethreadthatbindsuseachtogether. Don'tbeafraidtoencounter(遭遇)risks. Itisbytakingchancesthatwelearnhowtobebrave. Don'tshutloveoutofyourlifebysayingit'simpossibletofind. Thequickestwaytoreceiveloveistogive; thefastestwaytoloseloveistoholdittootightly; andthebestwaytokeeploveistogiveitwings. Don'trunthroughlifesofastthatyouforgetnotonlywhereyou'vebeen, butalsowhereyouaregoing.

1/3