生命中的五個(gè)球Five Balls of Life

In a university commencement address several years ago, Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises, spoke of the relation of work to one’s other commitments:

幾年前的大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮演講，可口可樂(lè)的首席執(zhí)行官布賴恩戴森,談到了工作與其他事情的關(guān)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 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?

想象生活是一個(gè)游戲,在游戲里面你向空中拋接五只球。你把它們命名為工作，家庭，健康，朋友和精神。你把它們?nèi)急３衷谔炜丈?。你?huì)很快就明白工作就像是一個(gè)橡皮球。如果你不幸失手弄掉它，它是會(huì)反彈回來(lái)的。但是另外四個(gè)球，家庭、健康、朋友和精神是由玻璃做成的。如果你不幸失手弄掉它們中的任何一個(gè)，它們會(huì)有不可恢復(fù)的磨損、記號(hào)、刻痕、損壞甚至?xí)槁湟坏?。它們將?huì)永遠(yuǎn)不再像以前一樣。你一定要明白這個(gè)道理并且努力平衡你的生活。如何?

Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.

不要通過(guò)與他人對(duì)比而破壞你的價(jià)值。因?yàn)槲覀兌际遣煌?，每個(gè)人都是特別的。

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

不要為自己設(shè)定別人認(rèn)為很重要的目標(biāo)。只有你才知道什么最適合你。

Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Cling to them as they would be your life, for without them, life is meaningless.

不要理所當(dāng)然的認(rèn)為與你內(nèi)心最貼近的東西。堅(jiān)持自己就會(huì)是你的生活,因?yàn)闆](méi)有它們,生活就會(huì)毫無(wú)意義。

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.

不要因?yàn)樯钤谶^(guò)去的回憶或未來(lái)的幻想中,而讓你現(xiàn)在的時(shí)間從指縫溜走。應(yīng)當(dāng)活在當(dāng)下,生活在生命中的每一天。Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.不要放棄當(dāng)你還能給予。沒(méi)有什么真正算是結(jié)束直到你停止嘗試的那一刻。

Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.

別害怕承認(rèn)你并非完美。因?yàn)檎沁@根脆弱的細(xì)線將我們聯(lián)結(jié)在一起。

Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

別害怕遇到危險(xiǎn)。我們正是在冒險(xiǎn)中學(xué)會(huì)勇敢的。

Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s 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.

不要因?yàn)閾?dān)心尋找的困難而放棄了生命之中的愛(ài)情。獲得愛(ài)情的最快方法就是付出，而失去愛(ài)情的最快方法則是緊緊束縛。對(duì)于愛(ài)情來(lái)說(shuō)，最好的保護(hù)就是讓它自由。

Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.

不要匆忙地度過(guò)你的一生,以至于那匆忙讓你忘了自己從何處來(lái),往何處去。

Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.

不要忘記人最大的情感需求是感激。

Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.

不要害怕學(xué)習(xí)。知識(shí)沒(méi)有重量,它是你可以輕松攜帶的珍寶。

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.

不要隨意運(yùn)用時(shí)間和言語(yǔ)。兩者都不可能被收回。生活不是賽跑,而是旅行,每一步都宜細(xì)細(xì)品嘗的。

Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery and Today is a gift: that’s why we call it ‘The Present’.

昨天是歷史,明天是謎,今天是一份禮物:那就是我們?yōu)槭裁捶Q它為“現(xiàn)在”。