Once, there was a professor who wanted to teach his students a valuable lesson about the weight of worries and stress. He walked into the classroom one day with a glass of water in his hand, and asked his students, “How much do you think this glass of water weighs?”
The students eagerly answered with various guesses, ranging from 50 grams to 100 grams. The professor nodded, and then continued, “The actual weight of this glass of water is not important. What is important is how long I hold it for.”
He raised the glass of water up in the air and held it there, and asked the students, “If I hold this glass for a few minutes, will there be any problem?”
The students answered, “No, there won’t be any problem.”
The professor then asked, “What if I hold it for an hour?”
The students were hesitant, but answered, “Your hand might start to feel tired.”
The professor smiled, “Yes, that’s right. If I hold it for an hour, my hand will start to feel tired and heavy. What if I hold it for five hours?”
The students gasped, realizing the weight of the glass would become unbearable after that amount of time.
The professor continued, “The longer I hold the glass, the heavier it feels, and the more it will start to hurt. This is like the worries and stress in our lives. If we hold onto them for too long, they will start to weigh us down and cause us pain.
The professor’s lesson was clear. Just like the glass of water, it is important to let go of our worries and stress after a certain amount of time. If we hold onto them for too long, they will only hurt us more. So, let’s learn to put down our worries and stress, and live a lighter, happier life.
