Do not be crushed by what is insignificant

Many are those that are distressed not by pressing matters of great import, but by minor trifles. Some people are distressed day and night because of a disagreement with their spouse, son or relative or because they have had to forbear criticism or because of some other trivial event. Such are the calamities of these people. They have no aspiration to higher principles or goals to keep them busy and they have no noble ambition in their lives to an end for which they can strive day and night. It has been said ‘when water leaves a container, it is then filled with air’. Therefore reflect on that which gives you cause for concern or anxiety and ask yourself this: does it merit your energies and toils? This is an indispensable question because whatever it is that causes your anxiety, you are with mind, flesh and blood, giving it energy and time. And if it does not merit your energy and time, you will have squandered a great deal of your most precious resources. Psychologist says that you should judge everything in proportion to its true value and then put it in its proper place.