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1、LifeIsNotOnlyAboutWorkAlongtimeago,therewasanemperorwhotoldhishorsemanthatifhecouldrideonhishorseandcoverasmuchlandareaasheliked,thentheemperorwouldgivehimtheareaoflandhewouldhavecovered.Sureenough,thehorsemanquicklyjumpedontohishorseandrodeasfastaspos
2、sibletocoverasmuchlandareaashecould.Hekeptonridingandriding,whippingthehorsetogoasfastaspossible.Whenhewashungryortired,hedidnotstopbecausehewantedtocoverasmuchaspossible.Finally,thehorsemancametoapointwherehehadcoveredasubstantialareabutwasexhaustedan
3、ddying.Heaskedhimself,“WhydidIpushmyselfsohardtocoversomuchlandarea?NowIamdyingandIneedonlyaverysmallareatoburymyself.”Thestoryaboveissimilarwiththejourneyofourlife.Wepushveryhardeverydaytomakemoremoney,togainpowerandrecognition.Weneglectourhealth,time
4、withourfamilyandtoappreciatethesurroundingbeautiesandthehobbieswelove.Onedaywhenwelookback,wewillrealizethatwedon’treallyneedthatmuch,butthenwecannotturnbacktimeforwhatwehavemissed.Lifeisnotonlyaboutmakingmoney,acquiringpowerorrecognition.Lifeisdefinit
5、elynotonlyaboutwork!Workisonlynecessarytokeepuslivingsoastoenjoythebeautiesandpleasuresoflife.Lifeisabalanceofworkandplay.Youhavetodecidehowyouwanttobalanceyourlife.Defineyourpriorities,andrealizewhatyouareabletocompromise.Happinessisthemeaningandthepu
6、rposeoflife,thewholeaimofhumanexistence.So,takeiteasy!Dowhatyouwanttodoandappreciatenature.Lifeisfragile;lifeisshort.Donottakelifeforgranted.Liveabalancedlifestyleandenjoylife!2.ChoosetoLiveWithoutLimits-NickVujicicManypeoplelookatmeandsimplyseeamanwit
7、hnoarmsandlegs.Theypityme,failingtoseemyhappinessbeyondmycircumstances—failingtoseethatIliveazealouslife,characterizedbyadeepjoythatisunhinderedbymycircumstances.AlthoughIappear“incomplete”ontheoutside,Iamwholeontheinside.Sadly,therearesomanypeoplewith
8、armsandlegswhoarewholeontheoutsidebutarebrokenontheinside.Theirlivesarecharacterizedbyunhappiness,dissatisfactionandunfulfillment.Mymissioninlifeistoresurrectstrengthintheseindividuals,inspirethemtofulfilltheirpotentialandmotivatethemto
