Life Is a Game
Image life as a game in which you are playing some five balls in the air. You name them—work, family, health, friends and spirit, and you’re keeping all these balls in the air.
You understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, damaged or even broken into pieces. They will never be the same. You must understand the an strive for balance in your life. How?
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself to others. It is because we are different that each of us are special.
Don’t set your goals by what other people consider important. Only you know what is best for you.
Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Hold on to them as you would to life, for without them, it’s meaningless.
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 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.
Don’t let life slip through your fingers by living in the past or in the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.
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 enjoyed slowly 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.
想像生活是一個遊戲，像是你在空中拋五個球。你點著它們的名字：工作，家庭，健康，朋友，精神，你正保持這些球在空中。
你明白工作是一個橡膠球。既使你沒有接住它，它也會彈回來。但其它四個球都是用玻璃做成的。如果你掉落其中一個，它將會無法挽回的留下劃痕和缺口，甚至是摔的粉碎。它們永遠都不會回到原來的樣子了。你必須學會全衡生命。怎樣去做?
不要因為和他人比較而使自己的價值逐漸喪失，因為每個人都是與眾不同的。
不要把目標定在別人都認為重要的事情上，因為只有你知道自己的優勢。
不要把什麼事情看作心中最重要的，靠它們去活命，因為它們時候都毫無意義。
不要在尚可以給予的時候絕望，因為沒有任何事會在你嘗試之前失敗。
不要害怕承認你不夠優秀，因為正是這脆弱的細絲連接著我們。
不要害怕接受挑戰，因為這是使我們學會勇敢的機會。
不要說自己沒有那樣的運氣就把愛情關在門外，因為最快的得到愛的方法是付出愛，最快的失去愛的方法是把愛抓的太緊，保持愛的最好方法是讓它插上翅膀。
不要忘記，人最大的情感需要是得到肯定。
不要害怕去學習，因為知識是沒有重量，可以輕便的隨身攜帶的財富。
不要輕易地使用時間或者詞語，因為歷史不會重演。
不要讓生命在為過去或為將來的生活中從指尖滑過，在生命的每一時刻，你都要為自己而活。
不要因為太快地完成生命而忘記了你身在何處，將往何方。
生活不是短跑比賽，而是每一步都值得慢慢欣賞的旅行。昨天是歷史，明天是秘密，而今天是一個禮物。因此我們叫它「present」。
(實習編輯：夏根建)