音频下载[点击右键另存为][00:01.75]Passage 26. 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”.