How heavy is a glass of water?

A lecturer was addressing his students on stress management.

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 500g.

The absolute weight doesn’t matter.  It depends on how long you hold it.

If I hold the glass for a minute, it is light. 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 will not be able to carry on as the burdens become increasingly heavier.  What you have to do is to put the glass down and rest for a while before holding it up again.

We have to put down our burdens periodically, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.  So, before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down.  Don’t carry it back home, you can pick it up tomorrow.

Whatever burdens you have on your shoulders, let them down for a moment if you can.  Pick them up again later when you have rested.....

Rest and relax.

Life is short.  Enjoy it!!!

Author Unknown.

Taken from Joint Ability (Roleen Kaplan, Psychologist).