How much does a feather weigh?

2024-11-02 20:18:21 / MISTERE&KURIOZITETE ALFA PRESS

How much does a feather weigh?

“Kuri was one of the few inhabitants of the small Kamu region. In winter it got dark early and when dusk came, Kuri always had dark thoughts.

"I can't take it anymore!" he said as he walked towards the monastery. Rage, guilt and anger had accompanied him for a long time, they were his inseparable companions.

"What's bothering you?" asked the monk when Kuri asked him for help.

"I've been feeling very tired lately. I think and reflect a lot, especially about the past."

The monk immediately understood what was happening. He rummaged through the desk drawers and gave her a feather.

"How much do you think this feather weighs?"

Kuri thought a little.

"2 grams," he replied.

Then the monk asked him to stretch out his arm and hold the feather for a while while he went to look for the book where the exact weight was specified. He added that if he wanted to, he could change the answer when he returned. Kuri, who didn't understand why he had to change his mind, just shook his head.

After five minutes, Kuri was thinking of changing the answer and adding a few grams to the previous intuition. After twenty minutes, his arm was very sore.

When the monk returned, after more than half an hour, Kuri was ready to surrender. "I can't take it anymore," he whispered.

The monk sat in front of him and, after telling him to calm down, asked him again: "What does it look like, how much does this feather weigh?".

Kuri was a little confused. Then he answered.

"At first it seemed to me that it weighed almost nothing. Maybe three grams. After a while, the weight began to triple, and just before you returned, it seemed to me several kilograms.

“Dear Kuri, negative emotions are like this feather: if you feel them, but then let them go, they practically weigh nothing. However, if you tolerate them for a long time, they weigh like a stone on your heart."

Kuri hurried home. It felt light as a feather, or even less.

Worries and negative emotions are harmful to our mental and physical health if we let them overwhelm us for a long time. There is no reason to put up with them. Leave the resentments behind, forget the hurts of the past. Let go of everything that weighs you down and recover the energy you need to be happy. You deserve it! / bota.al