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

    You name them:work, family, health, friends, and spirit, and you"re keeping all of them 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?   

Don"t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.
    Don"t set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is best for you.
    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.
    Don"t let 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.
    Don"t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
    Don"t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us together.
    Don"t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn to be brave.
    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.
    Don"t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you"ve been, but also where you are going.
    Don"t forget that a person"s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
    Don"t use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.



翻译：

    把生活想象成一场游戏，在悬空中摆弄五个球。

    我们把它们叫做：工作、亲情、健康、友情以及精神。我们竭尽全力让它们留在空中不会掉落，但是我们很快就会意识到，其实工作是

一个橡皮球，把它扔出去，它还会反弹回来。
   
    但是其它四个球是用玻璃做的，一旦你扔掉其中的任何一个，它们都将无可挽回地受到伤害，留下伤痕，不复从前。

    我们必须尽力去参悟这个道理，然后努力在生活中保持这种平衡。

    不要靠与他人比较来衡量你自己的价值，每个人都是独一无二的。

    不要把别人认为重要的东西当成你的目标，去寻找最适合你的东西。

    不要忽视最贴近你心灵的东西，像珍视生活一样珍视它们，因为一旦失去了这些东西，生活将会毫无意义。

    不要在过去和虚无中耗费光阴，过好生活每一天。

    不要在你还能给予的时候放弃，除非你放弃努力，不然生活永远都有转机。

    不要羞于承认你的不完美，正是这个脆弱的缺陷把我们连在了一起。
   
    不要害怕冒险，我们都是经历过风浪才变得勇敢。

    不要以为真爱难寻就把它拒之门外。爱，只有给予才能获得，可是抓的太紧它又会悄悄溜走，如果想要爱情永不过期，就给它装上翅膀

吧！

    不要在生活中做一个行色匆匆的过客，否则你不仅会忘记到过什么地方，甚至连目的地也会迷失！

    不要忘记一个人最大的情感需要是得到他人的欣赏。

    不要漫不经心地生活，也不要口不择言地说话，因为时间和言语都将是无法挽回的。生活不是一场赛跑，而

是一段旅程，值得你去细细品味每一站的经历。


（本文由：上海华东政法学院学生提供）