压力！压力！压力！ Stress! Stress! Stress!
在现代人的生活中，尤其是城市人，压力仿佛是司空见惯的事情。。。常常都听到人们把“很压力”挂在嘴边。。。
事实是，每个人的生活或多或少一定会有压力，重要的是你怎样面对和看待。。。
积极的话，压力会推你上进；消极则会让人崩溃！
In modern men’s lifestyles, especially city people, stress or “pressure” seems to be something very common… you often hear people say they are very “stressed”…
The truth is to some extent everyone will have stress in their lives in big or small ways, the important thing is how you face or deal with it…
If you handle stress positively, it will drive you to greater heights, but negatively, you might break down!
基本上，我是一个被压力推动的人。。。没压力时，我较会拖延；压力一来，我反而会比较积极起来。。。但也有承担不了的时刻。。。
Basically I am one driven by stress… without pressure, I tend to procrastinate; but when pressure comes, I become more pro-active… but of course there were times I could not take it too…
有人问过我说，做牧师会有压力吗？因有时候他们看我好像悠哉、闲哉，坐怀不乱。。。
Some people asked me whether there is any pressure to be a pastor, for sometimes I appear very relaxed and carefree to them, calm and unperturbed…
才怪！那只是表面罢了，好不好？！里面思路相撞、情绪翻腾、无声呐喊等，都是别人看不到的。。。哈哈！
Oh, please! That is just on the surface, ok?! Inside, there might be a lot of thoughts clashing, upheavals of emotions, unheard screams etc that people cannot see… haha!
据说美国某组织曾经进行过一个压力调查活动，把各个最压力的“职业”照次序排下来。。。结果调查显示最压力的工作榜首是飞机场指挥飞机上下的交通指挥官，第二压力的工作竟然是“做牧师”！
很惊讶吧？
所以多体恤和爱你们的牧者多一点吧，他们整天为你们的灵魂担忧，与魔鬼争战，还时常面对会友的批判，压力可真不小呢！
I heard some American organisation did a research on stress level before, and they ranked different careers according to their stress levels… the result showed that the job with the highest stress level was air-traffic controller at airport controlling tower, and the next in line was being a “pastor”!
Surprised?
So better appreciate and love your pastor more, they are often concerned for your souls, battling the devil, and facing criticisms from members, no minor stress I tell you!
那面对太大的压力该怎么处理呢？
What to do then when facing too great a pressure?
当然身为基督徒的大好处就是能够来到上帝的面前，进入他同在，将一切重担交托。。。（咦？后面的丘历怎么睁一只眼、闭一只眼？）
Of course the great benefit of being a Christian is to be able to come before God, to enter into His presence and hand over everything to Him… (Eh? How come Danny was shutting one eye with the other open behind?)
但那是在属灵上。。。实际上，压力太大时，找时间给自己放假休息一下是很重要的！所谓“休息是为了走更远的路”，这话是真的！
But that is on the spiritual side… on the physical, when the pressure proves too great, it is very important to find time to give yourself a break and go for a vacation! It is well-said that ” a good rest is for a longer journey ahead”!
至于怎么知道你的压力指数已高达必须要放假休息的地步呢？
As to how we could know whether our stress level has reached the index for us to urgently take a break or holiday?
我下一篇会跟你们分享一个各大精神病院所采用的压力测试法，很简单的自我测试，又容易又准确，我本身也试过了，包你满意！
你们一定要试试看，看你们的压力是否已达到必须放假休息的指数！
敬请期待下一篇 “简单又有效的压力测试法”。。。
I shall be sharing with you in my next posting a stress level test used by all major mental hospitals, a very simple self-test, very easy and very accurate, I have tried it myself, guaranteed satisfaction!
You all must try it, see whether your stress level has reached the index that requires definite break or holiday!
Please patiently await my next posting entitled ” Simple and effective stress level test”…
