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Two very close friends, Karen and Sophie, went on a long-awaited vacation to a tropical island where, the first day, before that evening\u2019s grand welcoming luau, they spent the whole day playing in the ocean.<\/p>\n

But early on that same evening, in the midst of all the great food and fantastic island music, Karen could barely keep her eyes open. Every part of her felt tired; in truth, she was feeling a bit of resentment towards her friend. For some reason, Sophie was showing no sign of slowing down, while all Sally wanted to do was to just collapse somewhere. It just didn\u2019t seem right!
\nSo, collecting her thoughts\u2014as well as her facial expression to not show any of the irritation she was feeling inside\u2014Karen pulled Sophie aside and said, \u201cI don\u2019t get it. You and I did the same thing all day: we lay on the beach and swam in the sea. Why aren\u2019t you as tired as I am? How come you seem to have energy to spare, and I\u2019m dead in the water?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell,\u201d said Sophie, \u201call I can think of is that while we were out playing around in the surf\u2014which was for most the day\u2014I enjoyed floating quietly between each of the waves and you\u2014well, you didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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