Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air. You name them：work, family, health, friends, and spirit, and you're keeping all of them 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.
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 your life, for without them, life is meaningless.Don't let 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 together.Don’t be afraid to encounter risks.It is by taking chances that we learn 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.
Don't forget that a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. 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.
-bounce [bauns]v.（使某物）（碰到硬物）弹回
典型例句
The ball bounced over the wall.
那球弹过墙去了。
最常用法
bounce into 以上上下下的动作进入
联想记忆
bound adj.必定的；有义务的
-shatter [ˈʃætə]v.粉碎
典型例句
She shattered the cup when she dropped it on the floor.
她把杯子掉在地板上，摔得粉碎。
联想记忆
fragment n.（某物的）碎片
-strive [straɪv]v.奋斗；努力
典型例句
He strove for recognition as an artist.
他为获得艺术家的声誉而奋斗。
最常用法
strive for sth.为获得或实现某事物努力，奋斗
-undermine [ˌʌndəˈmaɪn]v.逐渐削弱；削弱……的基础
典型例句
Wild life has undermined his health.
放荡的生活逐渐损害了他的健康。
联想记忆
weaken v.使……弱，削弱
-fragile [ˈfrædʒaɪl]adj.易受伤害的；易碎的；易损的；脆的
典型例句
The leaves are fragile and will fall one day.
叶子是脆弱的，终有一天会悄悄落下。
-carelessly [ˈkeəlɪslɪ]adv.粗心大意地；疏忽地
典型例句
The child whipped through his homework carelessly.
这孩子漫不经心地很快就把作业做完了。
联想记忆
carelessness n.粗心
-retrieve [rɪˈtriːv]v.恢复；挽回；取回
典型例句
I run back to my room and retrieve my bag.
我奔回房间取回自己的提包。
联想记忆
regain v.重新获得（失去之事物）；恢复
想象生命是一场不停丢掷五个球于空中的游戏。这五个球分别是工作、家庭、健康、朋友和心灵，你很努力地掷着这五个球，不让它们落地。很快你就会了解工作是一个橡皮球，如果你不幸失手落下它，它还会弹回来的。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，它们将无法再像以前那样。它们可能会少了一角，留下无法挽回的记号、刻痕、损坏甚至碎落一地。它们将无法再像以前那样。你必须了解这个道理，并且为了平衡你的生命而努力。
别拿自己和他人比较，这只会降低你的价值。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。只有你自己知道什么是最适合你的。不要将贴近你的心的人、事物视为理所当然。你必须将他们视为生命一般认真对待。因为没有他们，生命将失去意义。别让你的生命总是在依恋过去的种种或是在未来的寄望中逝去。如果你活在每个当下，那就活好你生命中的每一天。
当你还能给予的时候就别轻言放弃。只要你不放弃，就有无限延伸的可能。别害怕承认你并不完美。正因如此，我们才得以借由这一丝脆弱紧密地绑在一起。遇到危险时别害怕。正因如此，我们才得以借由这些机会学习勇敢。
别以爱太难寻找作为借口而紧闭你的心扉。最迅速找到爱的方法就是给予你的爱；最快速失去爱的方法就是紧紧地守着你的爱。维持爱的最好方式就是给爱一双翅膀。不要匆忙地度过你的一生，那匆忙让你忘了曾经到过哪里，也让你忘了你要去哪里。
别忘记，人类情感上最大的需要是感恩。别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就收不回来的。生命不是一场赛跑，而是一步一个脚印的旅程。