心灵英文读本：一个玻璃杯的重量(深度哲理)

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Once upon a time a psychology professor walked around on a stage while teaching stress management principles to an auditorium filled with students.

很久以前，一位心理学教授在舞台上走来走去，在一个挤满了学生的礼堂里教授压力管理原则。

As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the typical “glass half empty or glass half full” question.

当她举起一杯水时，每个人都希望他们会被问到那个典型的“杯子半满”的问题。

Instead, with a smile on her face, the professor asked, “How heavy is this glass of water I’m holding?”

相反，教授脸上挂着微笑，问道：“我拿着的这杯水有多重？”

Students shouted out answers ranging from eight ounces to a couple pounds.

学生们高喊出从八盎司到几磅不等的答案。

She replied, “From my perspective, the absolute weight of this glass doesn’t matter.

教授回答说：“从我的角度来看，这个杯子的绝对重量并不重要。

It all depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute or two, it’s fairly light.

这取决于我拿了多久。如果我拿着它一两分钟，它就会很轻。

If I hold it for an hour straight, its weight might make my arm ache a little.

如果我坚持一个小时，它的重量可能会使我的手臂有点疼痛。

If I hold it for a day straight, my arm will likely cramp up and feel completely numb and paralyzed, forcing me to drop the glass to the floor.

如果我坚持一天，我的手臂可能会抽筋，感觉完全麻木和瘫软，迫使我把杯子丢在地板上。

In each case, the weight of the glass doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it feels to me.”

在每一种情况下，玻璃杯的重量并没有变化，但是我拿的时间越长，我感觉就越重。”

As the class shook their heads in agreement, she continued, “Your stresses and worries in life are very much like this glass of water.

同学们摇头表示同意，她接着说：“你生活中的压力和忧虑就像这杯水。

Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and you begin to ache a little.

想想他们一段时间，什么都不会发生。再多想一想，你就会开始有点疼。

Think about them all day long, and you will feel completely numb and paralyzed – incapable of doing anything else until you drop them.”

整天想着它们，你就会感到完全麻木和瘫软-除非你放下它们，否则就无法再做任何事情。”

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