名稱：25 Five Balls of Life
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晨讀英語美文 勵志感悟
[00:01.75]Five Balls of Life
[00:06.45]Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air.
[00:13.45]You name them work, family,health, friends and spirit
[00:18.93]and you’re keeping all of these in the air.
[00:21.88]You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.
[00:25.93]If you drop it, it will bounce back.
[00:28.77]But the other four balls family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass.
[00:36.65]If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered.
[00:45.96]They will never be the same.
[00:48.14]You must understand that and strive for balance in your life. How?
[00:53.72]Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others.
[00:57.77]It is because we are different that each of us is special.
[01:01.49]Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.
[01:06.30]Only you know what is best for you.
[01:09.14]Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart.
[01:13.20]Cling to them as they would be your life, for without them, life is meaningless.
[01:19.54]Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future.
[01:25.67]By living your life one day at a time, you live ALL the days of your life.
[01:32.01]Don’t give up when you still have something to give.
[01:35.84]Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
[01:39.89]Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect.
[01:44.60]It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
[01:48.75]Don’t be afraid to encounter risks.
[01:51.93]It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
[01:55.75]Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.
[02:01.56]The quickest way to receive love is to give it;
[02:05.49]the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly;
[02:09.98]and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
[02:14.46]Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been,
[02:20.04]but also where you are going.
[02:22.89]Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
[02:28.47]Don’t be afraid to learn.
[02:30.32]Knowledge is weightless,a treasure you can always carry easily.
[02:35.47]Don’t use time or words carelessly.
[02:39.41]Neither can be retrieved.
[02:41.49]Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.
[02:46.96]Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery and Today is a gift:
[02:52.86]that’s why we call it “The Present”.