Thursday, August 10, 2006

Put The Glass Down

A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stressmanagement. He raised a glass of water and asked the audience,"How heavy do you think this glass of water is?" The students'answers ranged from 20g to 500gm."It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on howlong you hold it.If I hold it for a minute, it is OK.If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm.If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance.It is the exact same weight, but the longer I hold it,the heavier it becomes."If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we willnot be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasinglyheavier. What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest fora while before holding it up again.We have to put down the burden periodically, so that we can berefreshed and are able to carry on.So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden ofwork down. Don't carry it back home. You can pick it uptomorrow.Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let itdown for a moment if you can.Pick it up again later when you have rested.Rest and relax. Life is short, enjoy it!~Author Unknown~

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