Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see & asked the students,
"How much do you think this glass weighs?"
'50gms!'..... '100gms!' ......'125gms'! The students answered.
"I really don't know unless I weigh it," said the professor, "but, my question is: What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?"
'Nothing' ? the students said.'
Ok what would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?' the professor asked. 'Your arm would begin to ache' said one of the student.
"You're right, now what would happen if I held it for a day?"
"Your arm could go numb; you might have severe muscle stress & paralysis & have to go to hospital for sure!"?..ventured another student & all the students laughed.
"Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?" Asked theprofessor. 'No'?. Was the answer. "Then what caused the arm ache & the muscle stress? "The students were puzzled. "What should I do now to come out of pain?" asked professor again. "Put the glass down!" said one of the students.
"Exactly!" said the professor. Life's problems are something like this. Hold it for a few minutes in your head & they seem OK. Think of them for a long time & they begin to ache. Hold it even longer & they begin to paralyze you. You will not be able to do anything. It's important to think of the challenges or problems in your life, But EVEN MORE IMPORTANT is to 'PUT THEM DOWN' at the end of every daybefore you go to sleep.
That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh & strong & can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way! So, when you leave office today, Remember friend to 'PUT THE GLASS DOWN TODAY! '
My humble attempt and musing to grow up and hopefully be a better human being during this life time. I plan to share some of the books, writings, poems that have helped me grow up so far. Of course the journey continues till the last day. I would love to hear from the readers which books, writings, poems, anything else which have influenced them in their lives. ~~ I get lots of nice "forwarded" emails. The blog also serves as collecting pot of these selected stories & writings.
2 comments:
SUPERB !!! LOVED IT!
Wonderful..Will add it to my "The glass is half-full" philosophy and the way we go about looking at life's situations.
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