The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Five Balls of Life
Brian G.Dyson
In a university commencementcommencement n.开始, 毕业典礼 address several years ago, Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises, spoke of the relation of work to ones other commitments:
当你将爱付出时,也许你很快就会收获它;当你将爱握得太紧时,也许很快就会失去它;而给爱一双翅膀是维持爱的最佳方法。
生命中的五个球
布赖恩·G.戴森
几年前,可口可乐的首席执行官布赖恩·戴森在一所大学的开学典礼中,谈到工作与其他义务之间的关系:
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and youre keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubberrubber n.橡皮, 橡胶 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 irrevocablyirrevocably adv.不能取消地, 不能撤回地 scuffedscuff vi.拖足而行, 磨损 , marked, nicked, damaged or even shatteredshatter vt.打碎, 使散开, 粉碎, 破坏 . They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.
How?
Dont undermineundermine v.破坏 your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.
假如生命是一场游戏,你可将命名为工作、家庭、健康、朋友和心灵的五个球抛向空中。你会很快发现,工作是一个橡皮球。如果你不幸失手,它还会弹回来。
但是家庭、健康、朋友和心灵这四个球却是用玻璃做成的。任何一个球若是从你的手中滑落,都会出现磨损、斑痕、裂纹甚至碎落一地,再也无法恢复完好。你必须明白这个道理,并在生活中努力地做到平衡,不要让任何一个球轻易破碎。
那么,我们如何才能寻求这份平衡呢?
不要刻意地与他人相比而贬低你自身的价值。因为我们都是与众不同的,每一个人都是特别的。
Dont set your goals by what other people deemdeem v.认为, 相信 important. Only you know what is best for you.Dont take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling tocling to v.依附, 依靠, 坚持 them as they would be your life, for without them, life is meaninglessmeaningless adj.无意义的 .Dont 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.
Dont give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.Dont be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that bindsbind v.绑, 镶边, 装订, 凝固, 约束 us to each together.Dont be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
不要把别人的目标强加给自己。只有你自己才知道什么对你才是最重要的。
不要将贴近你心的人、事物视为理所当然的存在。要像对待你的生命一样狠狠抓住他们。失去他们,生活也就失去了意义。
不要总活在过去的记忆当中。也不要总是憧憬着理想的未来,这会让你的时间在不知不觉中溜走。
当事情还有挽回的余地时,就不要轻言放弃。若不是你自己放手,就不会有真正的结束。
不要害怕承认自己还有很多缺点。这种脆弱的思想会束缚我们走向完美。
不要害怕遇到危险。正是各种危险的际遇让我们学会勇敢。
Dont shut love out of your life by saying its impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Dont run through life so fast that you forget not only where youve been, but also where you are going.Dont forget, a persons greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.Dont be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.Dont use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrievedretrieve v.重新得到 .
Life is not a race, but a journey to be savoredsavor vt.加调味品于, 使有风味, 尝到或闻到, 尽情享受 each step of the way.Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery and Today is a gift: thats why we call it “The Present”.
不要因为还没有寻找到爱就不再去爱。当你将爱付出时,也许你很快就会收获它;当你将爱握得太紧时,也许很快就会失去它;而给爱一双翅膀是维持爱的最佳方法。
生活的脚步不要过于匆忙,这样会使你忘记你曾经去过的地方,同样也会迷失在自己前行的路上。
不要忘记,人类最伟大的情感是感恩。
不要害怕学习。知识没有重量,它是你可以随意携带的财富。
不要蹉跎光阴或口若悬河。时间与言词两者都是一发不可收的。
生命不是赛跑, 而是脚踏实地的旅程。
昨天成为历史,明天充满未知,而今天则是一个礼物:那就是我们为何把它称为“现在”(Present)的原由。
生命是一种过程,在这个过程中,只要我们珍惜时光、不断进取,我们的人生价值就会无限量的增长。我们每个人还要有一颗感恩的心,在感恩中,我们会更加懂得生命的意义;在感恩中,我们会更加认真把握每个生命感动的瞬间;在感恩中,我们会更加美好地活着,放飞爱的心情,收获人生灿烂的硕果。