A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "How
heavy is this glass of water?"
Answers from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long
you try to hold it."
"If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it
for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. "In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the
heavier it becomes."
He continued, "And that's the way it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner
or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on."
"As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're
refreshed, we can carry on with the burden."
"So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it home. You can pick it up
tomorrow. Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can. Relax; pick them
up later, after you've rested. Life is short.
Enjoy it!"
Regards,
RAJESH CHOUDHARY
CAclubindia
