A man should not stay busy all the time

A man should not stay busy all the time.

From time to time, he should be able to jump out from what he has been doing to have a broader view on his life and career. It is rather hard to have an open mind when it is occupied with labor, sometimes bothersome.

Recall the story of a young man and a monk. A young man, burned by his passion for high achievement but frustrated for failing all the time, consulted with a monk. Instead of answering the young man's confusion directly, the monk invited him to sit down:"Would you like some tea?" "Yes please", said the young man, a bit absentmindedly. The monk smiled, and started pouring the tea into a cup. Quickly, the tea filled in the cup and began to overflow, yet the monk didn't stop pouring. "Wait! Wait!", the young man exclaimed, feeling rather agitated and surprised--anyway, how could this monk be so careless. The monk, still smiling, said in a thoughtful tone:"I could not fill in the cup if it is already full. Similarly, if your mind is filled with labor, ambition and frustration,  how can you listen to others? How can you differentiate the sound of your inner mind from noises?" Lost in thought, the young man remained silent.