Brian G. Dyson
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air.
想象生命是一場(chǎng)不停丟擲五個(gè)球于空中的游戲蕾域。
You name them-work, family, health, friends and spirit and you're keeping all of these in the air.
這五個(gè)球分別是工作哎媚、家庭现恼、健康、朋友和心靈,你很努力地?cái)S著這五個(gè)球撑柔,不讓它們落地。
You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.
很快你就會(huì)了解工作是一個(gè)橡皮球,
If you drop it, it will bounce back.
如果你不幸失手落下它今膊,它還會(huì)彈回來的。
But the other four balls-family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass.
但是家庭歉甚、健康万细、朋友和心靈這四個(gè)球是用玻璃做成的。
If you drop one of these,
一旦你失手落下纸泄,
they will be irrevocably scuffed,
它們將無法再像以前那樣赖钞。
marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered.
它們可能會(huì)少了一角,留下無法挽回的記號(hào)聘裁、刻痕雪营、損壞甚至碎落一地。
They will never be the same.
它們將無法再像以前那樣衡便。
You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.
你必須了解這個(gè)道理献起,并且為了平衡你的生命而努力。
How? Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
別拿自己和他人比較镣陕,這只會(huì)降低你的價(jià)值谴餐。
It is because we are different that each of us is special.
因?yàn)槲覀兌际仟?dú)一無二的,因?yàn)槲覀兠恳粋€(gè)人都很特別呆抑。
Don't set your goals by what other people deem important.
別人認(rèn)為重要的事不一定是你的目標(biāo)岂嗓。
Only you know what is best for you.
只有你自己知道什么是最適合你的。
Don't take for granted the things that are closest to your heart.
不要將貼近你的心的人鹊碍、事物視為理所當(dāng)然厌殉。
Cling to them as they would be your life,
你必須將他們視為生命一般食绿,
for without them, life is meaningless.
認(rèn)真對(duì)待。因?yàn)闆]有他們公罕,生命將失去意義器紧。
Don't let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
別讓你的生命總是在依戀過去的種種或是在未來的寄望中逝去。
By living your life one day at a time,
如果你活在每個(gè)當(dāng)下楼眷,
you live ALL the days of your life.
那就活好你生命中的每一天铲汪。
Don't give up when you still have something to give.
當(dāng)你還能給予的時(shí)候就別輕言放棄。
Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
只要你不放棄罐柳,就有無限延伸的可能桥状。
Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect.
別害怕承認(rèn)你并不完美。
It is this fragile thread that binds us each together.
正因如此硝清,我們才得以藉由這猶絲脆弱緊密地綁在一起辅斟。
Don't be afraid to encounter risks.
遇到危險(xiǎn)時(shí)別害怕。
It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
正因如此芦拿,我們才得以藉由這些機(jī)會(huì)學(xué)習(xí)勇敢士飒。
Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find.
另以愛太難尋找作為借口而緊閉你的心扉。
The quickest way to receive love is to give it;
最迅速找到愛的方法就是給予你的愛;
the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly;
最快速失去愛的方法就是緊緊地守著你的愛蔗崎。
and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
維持愛的最快好方式就是給愛一雙翅膀酵幕。
Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been,but also where you are going.
不要匆忙地度過你的一生,那匆忙讓你忘了曾經(jīng)到過哪里缓苛,也讓你忘了你要去哪里芳撒。
Don't forget that a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
別忘記,人類情感上最大的需要是感恩未桥。
Don't be afraid to learn.
不要害怕學(xué)習(xí)笔刹。
Knowledge is weightless,
知識(shí)沒有重量,
a treasure you can always carry easily.
它是可以隨身攜帶的珍寶冬耿。
Don't use time or words carelessly.
別漫不經(jīng)心地蹉跎光陰或口無遮攔舌菜。
Neither can be retrieved.
時(shí)間與言詞兩者都是一放就收不回來的。
Life is not a race,
生命不是一場(chǎng)賽跑亦镶,
but a journey to be savored each step of the way.
而是一步一個(gè)腳印的旅程日月。
Yesterday is history.
昨天已成歷史。
Tomorrow is a mystery.
明天還是未知缤骨。
Today is a gift:
而今天則是上天的恩賜
That's why we call it The Present.
因此爱咬,我們才稱今天為“現(xiàn)在”。