A boy was stung by a nettle1. He ran home and told his mother,saying, "Although it hurts me very much, I only touched itgently." "That was just why it stung you," Said his mother. "Thenext time you touch a nettle, grasp it boldly, and it will besoft as silk to your hand, and not in the least hurt you." 
Whatever you do, do with all your might. 