生命中的五個球 Five Balls of Life(ZT)
(2007-09-05 09:28:55)
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In a university commencement address several years ago,
Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Ent-erprises, spoke of
the relation of work to one’s other commitments:
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?
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 they would be your life, for
without them, life is meaningless.
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.
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less
than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds
us to 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 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.
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, a person’s greatest emotional
need is to feel appreciated.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is
weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.
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.
Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery
and Today is a gift: that’s why we call it ‘The Present’.
生命中的五個球 Five Balls of Life
幾年前,在一所大學的開幕典禮中,可口
可樂的首席執行官布賴恩·戴森講到工作
與其他義務的關係:
想象生命是一場不停丟擲五個球於空中
的遊戲。這五個球分別為工作、家庭、健康、
朋友和心靈,而且你很努力地擲著這五個球,
不讓它們落地。很快地你會了解工作是一個
橡皮球。如果你不幸失手落下它,它還是會
彈回來。
但是家庭、健康、朋友和心靈這四個球
是用玻璃做成的。一旦你失手落下,它們可
能會少了一角,留下無法挽回的記號、刻痕、
損壞甚至碎落一地。它們將永遠不會跟以前
一樣。你必須了解這個道理,並且為平衡你
的生命而努力。但要怎麽才做得到呢?
別拿自己和他人比較,這隻會降低了你
原有的價值。因為我們都是獨一無二的,
因為我們每一個人都很特別。
別人認為重要的事不一定是你的目標。
隻有你才知道什麽最適合你。
不要將貼近你的心的人、事物視為理
所當然的存在。你必須將他們視為你的生
命一般好好地抓牢他們。沒有他們,生命
將失去意義。
別讓你的生命總在依戀過去種種或是
寄望未來中逝去。如果你活在每個當下,
你就活出了生命中的每一天。
當你還能給予的時候別輕言放棄。
隻要你不放棄,就有無限延伸的可能。
別害怕承認你並非完美。正因如此,
我們才得以藉由這脆弱的細絲緊密地
串綁在一起。
別害怕遇到危險。正因如此,我們才
得以藉由這些機會學習勇敢。
別以愛太難找到作為借口而緊閉你的
心扉。最迅速找到愛的方法就是給予你的
愛;最快速失去愛的方法就是緊緊地守
著你的愛不放;維持愛的最好方式就是
給愛一雙翅膀。
莫要匆忙地度過你的一生,那匆忙
讓你忘了曾經到過哪裏,也讓你忘了
你要去哪裏。
莫忘記,人類情感上最大的需要是感恩。
莫害怕學習。知識沒有重量,它是可
以隨意攜帶的珍寶。
莫漫不經心地蹉跎光陰或口無遮攔。
時間與言詞兩者都是一放便收不回來。
生命不是一場賽跑, 而是一步一個
腳印的旅程。
昨天已是曆史,明天還是未知,而今天
則是一個上天的禮物:那就是我們為什麽
稱它為“現在”(Present)的原因。(編譯:李強)