人生哲理美文67:Feel the Meaning of Life 感悟生活的真諦

　　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 marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.

　　把生活想象成一個(gè)在空中拋接五只球的游戲。這五只球被你分別稱為：工作、家庭、健康、友誼和精神。你努力不讓它們從空中掉下來(lái)。你馬上就發(fā)現(xiàn)惟有工作是一個(gè)橡皮球。如果你將它掉到地上，它還會(huì)彈回來(lái)。但其它四只球-家庭、健康、朋友和精神都是玻璃的。如果你把任何一個(gè)掉到地上，便會(huì)不可挽回地留下疤痕、裂縫、受損甚至摔得粉碎。它們永遠(yuǎn)也無(wú)法恢復(fù)原樣。你必須懂得這一點(diǎn)并在生活中努力保持平衡。

　　How?

　　怎樣做到這一點(diǎn)呢?

　　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 cling to your life, for without them, life is meaningless.

　　不要總拿自己與別人比從而貶低自身的價(jià)值。正因?yàn)槲覀儽舜说牟町惒煌覀儾艜?huì)各有千秋。別人認(rèn)為重要，并不 能作為你確定目標(biāo)的根據(jù)。只有你自己知道，什么東西對(duì)你最好。與你內(nèi)心最貼近的東西，切莫等閑視之。要像堅(jiān)守生命一樣堅(jiān)守住它們，因?yàn)槭ニ鼈?，生活就?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. Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

　　不要耽于過(guò)去或未來(lái)，而讓生命從指間悄悄溜走。一次只 活一天，活在今日，你就充實(shí)地活過(guò)生命中的每一天。如果你還可以付出，就不要輕言放棄。在你停止努力那一刻之前，什么都沒(méi)有真正結(jié)束。

　　Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us each together. Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how 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.

　　正因?yàn)槲覀兌疾煌昝溃覀儾艜?huì)彼此需要。不要害怕遭遇 風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。只有通過(guò)冒險(xiǎn),我們才能學(xué)會(huì)如何變得勇敢。別說(shuō)真愛(ài)難求，而將愛(ài)拒之門(mén)于生活之外。獲得愛(ài)的捷徑是給予愛(ài)，失去愛(ài)的捷徑是扼住愛(ài)，而守住愛(ài)的捷徑是給愛(ài)插上翅膀。不要一生奔忙，匆匆而過(guò)，以至于忘了自己從何而來(lái),往何而去。