生活中的5個球

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　　這是先生很喜歡的一篇講演。常常與我說起。今天有時間，干脆把它譯成中文。也許，有些地方譯得不夠貼切。如果，讀者有更恰當的譯法，歡迎指正（見後面的原文）

　　

　　生活中的5個球

　　

　　可口可樂總裁 Brian G. Dyson

　　設想生活是一場游戲，你正試圖把玩5個拋向空中的球。這5個球是工作、家庭、健康、朋友、心靈。

　　你很快就會明白，工作是一個橡皮球。如果，不小心掉下，它還會彈回來。但其他四個球—家庭、健康、朋友和心靈卻是玻璃做成的。如果，你不小心，掉下其中的任何一個，它們就會不可彌補地被刻上斑痕、留下缺口、被損壞、甚至破碎。它們絕不會完好如初。

　　你必須明白這一點，從而努力平衡你的生活。

　　怎樣才能做好？

　　1.      不要總是跟別人去比而低估你自己的價值。人與人是不同的，每個人都有自己的特色。

　　2.      不要基于別人的擇重去設定你的目標，只有你自己才知道什麼最適合你。

　　3.      不要忽視那些最貼近你心坎的人和物。一生中，盡可能黏戀它們。沒有這些，生活將毫無意義。

　　4.      即不要生活在過去，也不要生活為未來。過好每一天，你便會過好你今生的全部。

　　5.      不要輕言放棄，當你還可以給予、嘗試。事情只終結于當你放棄的那一刻。

　　6.      不要害怕承認自己不夠完美。正是這根縴弱的絲線將我們綁在一起。

　　7.      不要害怕遭遇危險。正是這些機遇，讓我們學會勇敢。

　　8.      不要輕言愛情無法尋到而關上心扉。得到愛的最快途徑是給予；失去愛的最快途徑是擁握太緊；而擁有愛的最好辦法是給愛裝上翅膀。

　　9.      不要倉促你的人生，以至于你不但全然忘記去過那里，更不知今後所望。

　　10.  不要忘記，人類情感最需要的是欣賞、感激。

　　11.  不要害怕學習。知識是一種無重的、可以輕易攜帶的珍寶。

　　12.  不要輕易的浪費時間，也不要口無遮掩 。兩者都無可挽回。

　　原文︰

　　Five Balls Of Life

　　This was written by the CEO of Coca-Cola Brian G. Dyson.

　　It was used as Georgia Tech's Commencement Address:

　　

　　Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air.

　　You name them - Work - Family - Health - Friends - Spirit, and you're keeping all of these in the air.

　　You 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.

　　2. Don't set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.

　　3. 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.

　　4. 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.

　　6. 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.

　　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.

　　10. Don't forget that a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.

　　11. 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.