Five balls of life

I magine life as a game in which you are juggling（ 耍 弄 ）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（不可挽回地）scuffed（磨损），marked，nicked （划伤），damaged or even shattered（粉碎）.They will never be the same.You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.How?

Don't undermine（逐渐削弱）your worth by comparing yourself with others.It is because we are different and each of us is special.

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

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.

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

想象生命是一场不停丢掷五个球于空中的游戏。这五个球分别为工作、家庭、健康、朋友和心灵，而且你很努力地掷着这五个球，不让它们落地。很快你会了解到工作是一个橡皮球。如果你不幸失手落下它，它还是会弹回来。

但是家庭、健康、朋友和心灵这四个球是用玻璃做成的。一旦你失手落下，它们会留下无法挽回的磨损、记号、刻痕、损坏，甚至粉碎。它们将永远不会跟以前一样。你必须了解这个道理，并且为平衡你的生命而努力。但要怎么才做得到呢？

别拿自己和他人比较，这只会降低了你原有的价值。因为我们都是独一无二的，因为我们每一个人都很特别。

别人认为重要的事不一定是你的目标。只有你才知道什么最适合你。

别让你的生命总在依恋过去种种或是寄望未来中逝去。如果你活在每个当下，你就活出了生命中的每一天。

过去已成历史，未来充满未知。今天是份礼物：那就是我们称之为“礼物”的原因。