雙語哲理散文:珍惜你現在所擁有的
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: "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."
幾年以前在一次大學開學典禮上，可口可樂公司的CEO Brian Dyson進行了一次演講。他闡述了工作與其他美德的關係。他說“把生活想象成是一場遊戲，就像是漂浮在空中的五種氣球。我們分別把他們叫做工作，家庭，健康，朋友和精神，讓他們保持在空中。你很快會發現工作就是一個橡皮球，你把他扔掉他還會彈回來。但是其他四種氣球-家庭，健康，朋友和精神，卻是用玻璃做的。如果你放掉其中任何一個，他都會不可避免的有磨損，有記號，有刻痕，受損壞甚至被摧毀。都不會再恢復成原狀了。你必須懂得這個道理並且在你的生活中去努力平衡他們。”
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 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.
但是該怎麼做呢？千萬不要拿自己和別人比而低估了自己的價值。因爲我們每個人都是不同的，都是獨特的。不要把你的目標設定在別人認爲重要的事情上，只有你自己知道什麼最適合你。不要把你內心所想的事都認爲是理所當然的。要好好珍惜他們就像是你的生命一樣，因爲失去了他們生活就毫無意義了。不要老是活在過去或者憧憬未來而讓生活從你的指尖流逝。
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.
每天生活一點點，你的生命才更完整。如果你還有想要抓住的東西，就不要輕易放棄。只要你不停止努力沒有什麼事情能難倒你。不要害怕承認自己並不完美，這並不能束縛住我們。不要害怕遇到危險，這正是我們學會如何變得勇敢的好機會。不要認爲愛情很難找，就把他拒之門外。收穫愛情最快的方法就是奉獻愛，而失去愛情的最快方式就是抓的太緊了，維持愛情最好的辦法就是給他一雙翅膀讓他自由飛翔。
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.
不要生活的太快以至於讓你忘記了自己是來自於哪裏又要到哪裏去。不要忘記一個人最大的情感需要就是感激。不要害怕學習，知識是不壓身的，它是一筆你隨時都能用的財富。不要隨意的浪費時間和說一些沒用的話，因爲一旦失去了或者說了一些不該說的話都是不可挽回的。生活不是賽跑而是一場旅行，需要你一步一步的慢慢的去體會。昨天已成過去，明天還是未知，今天才是最珍貴的。所以我們把它稱之爲--現在。
