一篇很有意思的英文文章：Five Balls Of Life

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偶看到一篇很有意思的文章，读完了很发人深思。。。。。
Five Balls Of Life
( Q  D+ l$ w5 x-- written by the CEO of Coca-Cola Brian G. Dyson.
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air.
7 F$ ~0 H/ |( \  _/ Y' o5 zYou name them - Work - Family - Health - Friends - Spirit, and you're keeping all of these in the air.

+ ~" r  j/ v4 A! O& C- UYou will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls -- family, 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?

1. Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.
$ E$ W4 t3 t+ [: ~% y6 l5 l2. Don't set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.
( @6 E$ ]/ g; ?7 F% e+ v; q3. Don't take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless.
* |/ ~+ B' ]* Z' g/ D0 b. Y0 f! J4. 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.
5. Don't give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
' r  E6 J: R- G: a/ [4 M9 i2 U6. Don't be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us together.
7. Don't be afraid to encounter risks It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
- Z( i8 i. R, ]* Q9 {8. Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
9. Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going.
! V7 q6 u8 l1 G" s% i/ z2 J. H1 n10. Don't forget that a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
2 p9 q/ E  z! E11. Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.
12. Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.

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lilyforever

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samsammi

$送花$ thx for sharing~~~very nice article~~~