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 un derstand that work is a rubber bal l. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls fami ly, 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. On ly you know what is best of you. Don t take for granted the things closes to your heart. Cling to them as you would 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 re ally over until the moment you stop trying. Don t be afraid to ad mit 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 impossi ble 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 e motional need is to feel appreciat ed.Don t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you ve been, but also where you are going.Don t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a trea sure you can always carry easily. Don t use time or words careless ly. Neither can be retrieved. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step by the way. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a gift That s why we call it the Present.
生活就像一盒巧克力
想像一下生活就像是一場你向空中拋五個球的遊戲。
你把它們命名為———工作、家庭、健康、朋友和精神，你把它們都拋向空中。很快你會發現工作是一個橡皮球。如果它掉在地上，它會彈回來。可是其他四個球：家庭、健康、朋友和精神是玻璃做的。如果你把其中的一個掉在地上，它們將不能挽回地受到損傷，留有裂痕、缺口，甚至被摔成碎片。它們永遠也不可能恢復原樣。
你一定要明白這一點並且努力在生活中保持平衡。怎樣做？不要與別人比較而低估了你的價值。因為我們每個人都不同，每個人都是特別的。
不要將別人認為重要的事設定為你的目標。只有你知道什麼最適合你。不要把最貼近內心的東西想作理所當然。緊緊抓住它們就像緊緊抓住你的生命一樣，因為沒有它們，生活就會毫無意義。不要讓生命從你的指尖溜走，不要活在過去，也不要活在將來。認真地過好每一天，你就會過好生命中的所有日子。當你還有所給予的時候不要放棄。在你停止努力之前，一切都沒有真正結束。不要害怕承認你不完美。就是這條脆弱的線把我們連接在一起。不要害怕遇到風險。只有嘗試我們才能學會如何勇敢。不要說不可能找到愛而把愛關在你的生活之外。得到愛最快的方法就是給予愛。失去愛最快的方法就是把愛抱得太緊。把握愛最好的辦法就是為它安上翅膀。不要忘記一個人最大的情感需求是得到欣賞。不要讓生活太匆忙，那樣你不但會忘記你曾經經歷過什麼，還會忘記你要往哪裡走。不要害怕學習。知識是沒有重量的寶庫，你可以永遠輕鬆地帶上它。不要虛度時光和不負責任地說話。兩者都不可挽回。生活不是一場比賽，而是在每個腳步中都要細細品位的旅程。
昨天是歷史，明天是神秘，今天是禮物：這就是我們叫它———現在（英文中又有「禮物」之意）的原因。
來源:大連新聞網
(責任編輯：汪春)