A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on stress management. As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class1they would be asked the "half-empty or half-full" question.
2, with a smile on her face, she asked the students, "How3do you think this glass of water weighs? "
Answers called out4from 100g to 300g. She quieted the students down and then replied, "It does not matter on the5. It6on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right7.If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb. In each case, the weight of the glass of water doesn't change, but the8I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Why?"
Lost in9, all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.
"Our10and worries in life are like that glass of water. If we11our burdens(负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted."
What you have to do is put all your burdens down, as12in the evening as possible. Don't carry them through the evening into the night; by doing this, we can get13next morning and are able to move forward."
"More often than not, life gets terrible when we think too much. And the moment you14your burdens, you'll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed."
"So rather than feeling15and sorry for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to waste on anything that is not making you happy."
