Jay Leno Hospitalized for Exhaustion

Jay Leno says his workaholic work ethic put him in the hospital for two days, which was the first sick days he has taken in 17 years. The hospitalization forced Leno to cancel two shows. Leno said Friday:

"Exhaustion. That’s like a rich person’s condition. Poor people that work, they don’t get exhausted. Only rich people get exhausted. It’s an embarrassing thing."

"I think I just probably got worn out. I do three columns. I write for the London Sunday Times, I write for Popular Mechanics every month and I write for a British magazine called Octane. I do all automotive stuff. And then I’m on the road doing standup comedy 160 days. I think it’s one of those deals where you just kinda just got worn out."

"No, I didn’t have swine flu or anything like that at all and really, now, I’m fine, I’m great."

Right after getting out of the hospital Leno was back at work.

Some people don’t know how to enjoy life by relaxing some of the time, so they enjoy life through working themselves to death, which is like trying to see life with a bag over your head. To really see life you need to relax, slow things down some, and then take a good look around, look at yourself, take a deep breath, and watch life happen to really see it sometimes. Moving forward and working hard is important, but once in a while a person has to take a look at what they’ve done, and look at what is around them to gain some perspective. If you rush through life, life passes you by without you even noticing. Stop and smell the roses once in a while Jay.