Five Balls of Life
生命中的五个球
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:
几年前，在一所大学的开幕典礼中,可口可乐的首席实行官布赖恩•戴森讲到工作与其他义务的关系：
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.
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，而且你非常努力地掷着这五个球，不让它们落地。非常快地你会知道工作是一个橡皮球。假如你不幸失手落下它，它还是会弹回来。
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?
但家庭、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，它们或许会少了一角，留下没办法留住的记号、刻痕、损毁甚至碎落一地。它们将从来不会跟以前一样。你需要知道这个道理，并且为平衡你的生命而努力。但要如何才做得到呢？
Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.
别拿自己和别人比较，这只能减少了你原有些价值。由于大家都是与众不同的，由于大家每个人都很与众不同。
Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important. only you know what is best for you.
其他人觉得要紧的事可能不是你的目的。只有你才了解什么比较适合你。
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.
不要将贴近你的心的人、事物视为理所当然的存在。你需要将他们视为你的生命通常好好地抓牢他们。没他们，生命将失去意义。
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.
不要让你的生命总在依恋过去种种或是寄望将来中逝去。假如你活在每一个当下，你就活出了生命中的每一天。
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you sTOP trying.
当你还能给予的时候别轻言舍弃。只须你不舍弃，就有无限延伸的可能。
Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.
别害怕承认你并不是完美。正因这样，大家才得以藉由这脆弱的细丝紧密地串绑在一块。
Don’t be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
别害怕遇见危险。正因这样，大家才得以藉由这类机会学习勇敢。
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.
别以爱太难找到作为借口而紧闭你的心扉。最飞速找到爱的办法就是给予你的爱；最迅速失去爱的办法就是紧紧地守着你的爱不放；保持爱的最好方法就是给爱一双翅膀。
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
莫要匆忙地度过你的一生，那匆忙叫你忘了过去到过哪儿，也叫你忘了你要去什么地方。
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
莫忘记，人类情感上最大的需如果感恩。
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless, a treasure you can always carry easily.
莫害怕学习。常识没重量，它是可以随便携带的珍宝。
Don’t use time or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved.
莫漫不经心地蹉跎光阴或口无遮拦。时间与言词两者都是一放便收不回来。
Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.
生命不是一场赛跑, 而是一步一个脚印的旅程。
Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery and Today is a gift: that’s why we call it ‘The Present’.
过去已成历史，将来充满未知。今天是份礼物：那就是大家称之为“目前”是什么原因。
