Saint John the Apostle was a great saintly person whose life was dedicated to pleasing God. From time to time he used to like to play with his pet sparrow. Once a man came to visit him and was very surprised to see this reputed holy man simply playing. "How is it that you take time away from your saintly activities to merely play?" he asked. "Surely this is a frivolous activity?"
Saint John looked at the man and noted that he carried a bow and a quiver full of arrows. "My dear hunter," he answered, "I notice that you carry a bow and arrows but your bow string is not tight. Why is that?"
"We hunters know to keep our bow string slack otherwise too much tension in it overworks it and then it becomes useless for firing arrows." replied the man.
"Similarly," said Saint John, "if we do not release the tension inside of us it can accumulate and we may also become useless for our chosen undertaking."
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