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.

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 you would your life, for without them, life is meaningless. Don't le t 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 thruogh 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.

把生活想象成玩杂技，你在空中抛着五个球。你把这五个球分别叫做工作、家庭、健康、朋友和信念，你让它们都保持在空中。你会很快发现，工作是一个橡皮球——即使你失手让它掉了下来，它也会恢复原状。但是其余的四个球——家庭、健康、朋友和信念——都是玻璃做的。假如你让这其中的一个球掉下来，它们将无法逆转地被磨损，被留上印记和切口，被损坏甚至是被摔得粉碎。它们将再也不会和以前一模一样。你必须理解这一点，并且努力获得生活的平衡。

那么我们应该怎样做呢？不要把自己与别人比较，并因此削弱自己的价值。因为人与人是不同的，我们每一个人都是特殊的。不要以别人认为重要的东西为标准来设定你的目标。只有你自己知道什么对于你是最好的。不要把和你最贴心的东西看成理所当然。在你的一生中，你应该尽可能地和它们在一起。因为没有了它们，你的生活将失去意义。不要总是生活在过去或者将来，而让生活从指间溜走。踏踏实实的过好生活中的每一个“一天”，你就过好了你的整个生命。当你还有东西可以给予的时候，就不要放弃。在你停止尝试之前，任何事情都会有转机。不要害怕承认你并不完美。线虽然柔软，却可以将我们紧紧地绑在一起。不要害怕面临挑战，只有通过冒险我们才能变得勇敢。不要将真爱拒之门外，只是因为你觉得真爱是不可能找到的。爱别人，是最快得到爱情的方法；把爱情抓得太紧，是最快失去爱情的原因。不要让你的生命匆匆而过，以至于你不仅忘记了你曾经去过哪里，也忘记了你将要去哪里。不要忘记一个人最大的情感需要是觉得自己被别人欣赏。不要毫不在乎地使用你的时间，也不要随便地说出任何一句话，因为这两者都不可复原。生活不是赛跑，而是一个旅程，其中的每一步，都值得我们尽情享受