A story on 'Letting Go'

With reference to Corinne Rochefort's blog on 'Letting Go', I have heard such a story before, May I share with you?

There is once a teacher who wanted to teach his students to let go and relax, especially it is during their examination period. He gather the class, he asked them to hold a glass full of water at the full stretch of their arm in front of them.

30 seconds passed, he asked, 'Are you okay?', the students say 'Yes!'

3 minutes passed, he asked again, 'Are you okay?', some students say 'Okay...'

6 minutes passed, he asked again, 'Are you okay?', most students say 'I can't hold it any longer.'

Then, this teacher asked them to take a break of 5 minutes and try again, he asked again, 'Are you okay?', everyone agreed that it is much better.

This teacher said 'If you keep holding on to your negative feeling and do not let go, it will be like holding a glass of water at arms length, it will be getting heavier and heavier, although it's weight is actually always the same. It is because you are giving yourself pressure by holding on to these bad memories. By letting go, just like taking a break, you can tackle this bad feeling and memories much easier and better.'

'It is time to enjoy yourself now. You can always pick up from where you are when you are ready again. You will know when you are ready.'

Take my heed, take a break and let go. You will be rewarded and you will get tougher if you know how to relax when it is most needed. The journey is still long, stay healthy and walk with me.