A young lady confidently walked around the room while leading and explaining about stress management to an audience with a raised glass of water. Everyone 'knew' she was going to ask the ultimate question: Half empty or half full?
She fooled them all. "How heavy is this glass of water?" she inquired with a smile. Answers called out ranged from 8 oz to 20 oz.
She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that would not be a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I would have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you would have to call an ambulance. In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." She continued, "and that's the way it is with stress. If we carry our burden 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, as early in the evening as you can, put all your burden down, don't carry them through the evening and into the night. Pick them up tomorrow."
~ Unknown
