Put the Glass Down

放下手中的杯子

Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see and asked the students, "How much do you think this glass weighs?"

教授拿起一個(gè)裝著水的杯子開(kāi)始了他的課。他舉起杯子讓所有在座的學(xué)生看，然后問(wèn)他們:“你們認(rèn)為這個(gè)杯子有多重？”

50g!..."100g!"..."125g!"..the students answered.

“50克！”“100克！”“125克！”…學(xué)生紛紛答道。

"I really dont know unless I weigh it," said the professor, "but, my question is: What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?"

“除非我稱一下，否則我真不知道它有多重。”教授說(shuō)但我的問(wèn)題是:如果我這樣拿著杯子幾分鐘，結(jié)果會(huì)怎樣？”

"Nothing." The students said.

“不會(huì)怎么樣。”學(xué)生回答。

"OK. What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?" the professor asked.

“那好。如果像這樣拿著杯子，持續(xù)一個(gè)小時(shí)，又會(huì)怎樣？”教授再次發(fā)問(wèn)。

"Your arm would begin to ache," said one of the students.

“您的胳膊會(huì)有點(diǎn)酸痛。”一名學(xué)生回答。

"Youre right. Now what would happen if I held it for a day?"

“說(shuō)得對(duì)。如果我像這樣拿著杯子一整天會(huì)怎樣呢？”

"Your arm could go numb, you might have severe muscle stress and paralysis and have to go to hospital for sure!" Ventured another student. All the students laughed.

“那您的胳膊肯定會(huì)變得麻木，說(shuō)不定肌肉會(huì)嚴(yán)重緊張而麻痹，到時(shí)肯定得去醫(yī)院。”另一名學(xué)生大膽說(shuō)道。所有學(xué)生都大笑起來(lái)。

"Very good! But during all this, did the weight of the glass change? " asked the professor.

“很好。但在這期間，杯子的重量發(fā)生變化了嗎？”教授問(wèn)道。

No was the answer.

答案是“沒(méi)有”。

"Then what caused the arm ache and the muscle stress?"

“那是什么導(dǎo)致胳膊酸痛、肌肉緊張的呢？”

The students were puzzled.

學(xué)生們滿是詫異。

"What should I do now to come out of pain?" asked the professor again.

“如果現(xiàn)在我想不再癢痛，我該怎么做？”教授再次問(wèn)道。

"Put the glass down!" said one of the students.

“把杯子放下。”其中一名學(xué)生回答。

"Exactly!" said the professor.

“正是。”教授說(shuō)道。

"Lifes problems are something like this. Hold it for a few minutes in your head and they seem OK. Think of them for a long time and they begin to ache. Hold it even longer and they begin to paralyze you. You will not be able to do anything."

“生活中的問(wèn)題就像我手中的杯子，埋在心里幾分鐘沒(méi)有關(guān)系，如果長(zhǎng)時(shí)間地想著這些問(wèn)題，它們就可能使你麻痹，那時(shí)你就什么事也干不了了。”

"Its important to think of the challenges or problems in your life. But even more important is to put them down at the end of every day before you go to sleep. That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh and strong and can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way!"

“生活中的挑戰(zhàn)和問(wèn)題固然要重視，但更重要的是在一天結(jié)束準(zhǔn)備睡覺(jué)時(shí)要把這些問(wèn)題都放下。這樣，你才不會(huì)感到有壓力，每天早晨醒來(lái)才能鮮活有力，并能迎接人生道路上的任何問(wèn)題和挑戰(zhàn)。”

"So, when you leave office today, remember, friend, to Put the glass down today!"

“所以，朋友，今天當(dāng)你離開(kāi)辦公室的時(shí)候，要記得‘放下手中的杯子！’”