There's stress in anything worth doing at all, and this stress comes in different ways. Sometimes, it's not always about difficult or hard work; it could be a kick in the mind while going through a phase, or a battle with certain dislikes and habits.
If you ask some people who are marriageable but single today why they're single, you'll hear some of them say they're not ready for the stress that comes with being in a relationship or marriage. If you also ask some people who haven't had food since yesterday, after like 10 hours past the time they were supposed to have the meal, you'd hear things like they don't have the strength to prepare food because kitchen duties are stressful.
Now, should we avoid doing things because they're stressful?
My answer is No, in caps!
From what I've seen, stress is part of life, and we can't do without it. We can only reduce the rate at which we experience it.
Should we not go to work because work is stressful?
Even those born with a silver spoon still get to work in one way or the other—either with their physical strength or their mental effort. If they fail to work, the money they were born with will eventually disappear right before their eyes when their parents die. For those of us who weren't born with a silver spoon, we've already admitted that stress is part of work itself, so going through stress is very normal; otherwise, there won’t be food on the table.
Many times at night, whenever there's electricity, I skip sleeping to go and attend to work. That night work is always tiring, but sometimes I just have to take advantage of the electricity that doesn’t come often. I do that because I know that the stress is part of it. Also, there are times I don't attend to work because I just want to rest and reduce the stress level — and this is normal too.
Because cooking is stressful, should we stop eating food?
Although a lot of people today have settled for eating out because they can't cook due to the stress in it, the truth is, whether they like it or not, sooner or later, they'll surrender to cooking homemade food, and they’re going to feel the stress they've been avoiding.
Since relationships or marriage are stressful, does that mean someone should stay off marriage because of that?
Okay, we've seen people who have suffered one abuse or difficulty or the other in their previous relationships and marriages and have vowed not to go into such again. No doubt, they can survive it, but it's going to be choky for them because they'll feel it no matter how hard they try.
Just like I said earlier, anything or lifestyle worth living comes with stress in different forms. If one wants to stay off such stress, it means they need to live outside their worthwhile lifestyle.
Thanks for reading.
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