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’, one student 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 students.
“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
the professor.
‘No‘…. Was the answer.
“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 day before
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 before you go to
sleep today just put down that glass
because it doesn’t matter whether it’s
a physics III exam or some other issue
lool… just sleep without your worries!
