A teacher was giving a talk to his students on stress management (管理). He raised a glass of 1 and asked them," How heavy do you think this glass of water is?”
The students began to think and 2. Their answers were different, from 20g to 500g.
"It does not matter on the real weight (重量). It depends on how long you hold (抓住) it. If I hold it for a 3, it's OK. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have a sore arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call a 4. It is the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the 5 it becomes. What we have to do is to put the glass down, 6 for some time before holding it up again. ”
If we carry our burdens (负担)7, sooner or later (迟早), we will not be able to carry on. We have to 8 the burden every now and then (不时的), so that we can be refreshed (恢复精神)and are able to carry on.
So 9 you return home from work, put down the burden of work. Don't carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you have, put them down for a moment if you can. And learn to 10 yourselves.
Life is short but amazing. Enjoy it!
