Rest

Back from school, work or anywhere else, and just lie down on your bed. Your head touches the pillow and poof you're in dreamland. What a long day it has been, you thought. All I need now is rest. How I wish I can sleep.. and you hear your name being called for dinner or nagged to freshen up.

Tired as you are, you choose to lie down for another few seconds, until heavy knockings sound from your door and loud voices screaming your mind off its rest mode. You got up finally to avoid those disturbances.

As humans, when we work we need to rest as well. Sometimes we tend to work too hard and overwork ourselves till our body can take no more of the work tension. Hence, sickness comes in to signal us to rest. But that is a little too late already. We ourselves need to know when to rest and how to rest to the fullest.

Overworking affects our health. It deteriorates our body system and causes technical problems. Take for example, our body is just like a photostating machine. We print and print the papers till we run out of ink. Then when new ink is replaced, the machine runs smoothly again. But at times the current just won't boost us to function and papers get jammed. That's where the technician comes in to 'see what's the matter' and repair certain parts of the machine. Then you function well again.

Similarly, when we work and work, we tend to forget to eat or drink causing our body to dehydrate and go hungry. That's where we run out of ink. Then when we consume and drink sufficiently, the body gets enough energy to work again, as said ink has been replaced. But sometimes we eat too late or drink less, that is where we fall sick and end up lying in bed for an extra day or two - under medications. The body is then repaired by the medications prescribed by the technician doctor. Only after that, you get back to normal and your body can function effectively again.

So friends, work is important yes, but health is more important. Without good health, you cannot work well. So rest when you need to rest, and work only when you need to work.


-little cup-