A young man went to the boss of logging crew and asked for a job.
"Let me see you cut down this tree first. " said the boss. The young man took his axe and cut down a big tree in a short time. The boss was happy and said，"You can start the job on Monday. "
Monday，Tuesday，Wednesday went by，and on Thursday afternoon the boss went to the young man and said， "You can get the pay today. "The young man was very surprised. He said，"I thought you would pay me on Friday. ""Usually we do，"the boss said. But I'll let you go today because you fell behind. You dropped from the first place on Monday to the last place today.
"But I work hard. " the young man said， "I am the first to arrive，and the last to leave，and even work when others drink tea!" The boss thought for a minute and asked，"Did you sharpen your axe?" The young man answered，"No，sir，I work so hard that I don't have time for that!"
Our lives are like this. We sometimes get so busy that we don't take time to"sharpen the axe". It is good to work hard. But we all need time to relax，to think，to learn and to grow.
