29/04/2023
Professor and a Glass of Water
The professor took a glass of water in his hands, stretched it out in front of him, and asked his students:
"What do you think, how much does this glass weigh?"
There was a lively buzz in the classroom...
"About 200 grams! No, 300 grams, perhaps! Or even all 500!" answers began to be heard.
"I really won't know for sure until I weigh it. But right now, that's not necessary. My question is this: what will happen if I keep holding this glass for a few minutes?"
"Nothing!"
"Indeed, nothing terrible will happen," the professor replied.
"And what if I hold this glass in my outstretched hand for, say, two hours?"
"Your hand will start to hurt."
"And if it's for the whole day?"
"Your hand will go numb, you'll have severe muscle dysfunction and paralysis. You might even have to go to the hospital," said one of the students.
"In your opinion, will the weight of the glass change just because I hold it all day?"
"No!" the students replied, puzzled.
"And what needs to be done to fix all this?"
"Just put the glass on the table!" cheerfully said one student.
"Exactly!" the professor joyfully replied. "This is how it is with all life's difficulties. Think about a problem for a few minutes, and it will be right next to you. Think about it for a few hours, and it will start to consume you."
If you think about it all day, it will paralyze you.
You can think about the problem, but usually, it leads nowhere. Its "weight" will not decrease.
Only action allows you to cope with the problem. Solve it or set it aside. There is no point in carrying heavy stones in your soul that paralyze you.
