A long time ago， there was an emperor who told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and cover as much land area as he liked， then the Emperor would give him the area of land he had covered.

Sure enough， the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and rode as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He kept on riding and riding， whipping the horse to go as fast as possible.When he was hungry or tired， he did not stop because he wanted to cover as much area as possible. He came to a point when he had covered a substantial area and he was exhausted and was dying.

Then he asked himself， \"Why did I push myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only need a very small area to bury myself.\"

The above story is similar with the journey of our Life. We push very hard everyday to make more money， to gain power and recognition. We neglect our health， time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding beauty and the hobbies we love to do. One day when we look back， we will realize that we don't really need that much， but then we cannot turn back for what we have missed.

I.ife is not about making money， acquiring power or recognition. Life is definitely not about work! Work is only necessary to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life. Life is a balance of Work and Play， Fami- ly and Personal time. You have to decide how you want to balance your Life.

In fact， happiness is the meaning and the purpose of Life， the whole aim of human existence. So， take it easy， do what you want to do and appreciate nature.Lifeisfragile， and Life is short. Do not takeLifeforgranted. Liveabalancelifestyle and enjoy Life!

很久以前，有一個國王對他的馬夫說，馬夫騎著馬能跑多遠，就會把馬跑過的土地賜予他。

馬夫二話沒說，立刻跳上馬，飛奔而去，盡可能跑出更多的路。他一刻也沒有停歇，不停地快馬加鞭。無論疲憊還是饑餓都不能讓他停下來，因為他想跑得再遠一點。跑出了相當遠的距離后，他已精疲力竭，奄奄一息。

他問自己：“我干嗎要勉強自己跑這么遠呢?現(xiàn)在我要死了，我需要的也不過就是一小塊葬身之地?！?/p>

人生旅程也和這個故事中所描述的一樣，我們每天竭盡全力地去賺更多的錢，追求權力和名譽，我們忽略了自己的健康，忽視了天倫之樂，顧不得欣賞美景，無暇顧及自己的愛好。有一天我們回首往事的時候，才意識到我們并不需要那么多，然而失去的卻已無法追回。

有錢有勢，追逐名利并不是生活的目的。生活也絕不只是工作!工作為的是讓自己能夠享受美好的人生和生活的樂趣。保持工作與休閑，家庭與個人時間的平衡才是真正的生活。如何把握人生的平衡，這得由你來做抉擇。

事實上，快樂才是生活的意義和目的，是人生的目的所在。因此，盡量放輕松些，做自己想做的事，欣賞一下自然之美。生命脆弱而短暫，不要漠視生命，要保持生活的平衡，享受人生!