Your Trouble Tree..........A Nice Stress Reliever Story...

The Trouble Tree

A bad day started………

The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and then his old pickup truck refused to start.

While I decided to drive him home, he sat in deep silence. On arriving to his home, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked towards the front door he paused fully at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands. When opening the door he underwent an amazing transformation. His depressed face was replaced with smiles and with a fascinated affection he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.

Afterward, he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier.

He replied, “Oh, that's my trouble tree". He added, “I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing is for sure, troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and children. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again."

“The funny thing is," he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before."

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Everybody needs a trouble tree...

Few days back my young friend in early 30s had a heart attack. It is not actually the stress and pressure that kills us. It is how we chose to react it to the stress and pressure. Our families and especially innocent children are our safety valves.

No amount of money, perks or power can compensate or value their happiness and smiles.

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Here "I" is a fictitious character, but I feel that this "I" is all of us, we have to be like that carpenter to value our life....