Carrying loads.

In life we carry many loads. Some are physical, like glasses or bowls, and some are mental- worries are an example. Some things, or people are built or trained to carry heavy loads. Growing up, we had a small part of or farm in a valley, and on harvest days we had to carry most of the loads uphill. By the time I was twelve, I could carry about one hundred and thirty pounds of cabbage for about half a mile uphill.

Of course, I didn't start with the heavy basket of cabbage. As far back as I can remember, the loads started light. When I was five I carried a gallon of water, by the time I was ten, it was a box of tomatoes which was between thirty and fifty pounds. To an outsider this may seem strange, but for us it was fun. I was trying to out- do my brothers. So I learned fast and got stronger faster. The point here is that given the right conditions, we can learn to become stronger, we can learn to carry heavy loads.

There also exists another way. Instead of learning to get strong, we can innovate. This approach is different, but requires the same kind of effort. Innovation requires the development of mental fortitude. Here instead of leaning to bare the pain of tired muscles under weight, one learns to overcome the boredom and mundainess of repeating stuff over and over and over again. At the same time one has to consider how to make the process more efficient over the scope of the project. One has to consider all of the factors that could possibly affect the process, and figure out ways to eliminate them.

From these two instances, it seems that in order to get work done there is always some form of stress or load. Unlike muscle stress which at the end of the day makes me want to sleep; mental load keeps me up all night.
Lucas K Fontenelle