An office worker urgently needed a few days off work, but realized the Boss would never give him time off. So he hung upside-down from the ceiling in his office and made squeaking noises.
His equally over-worked co-worker asked what he was doing.
He explained that he was pretending to be a light bulb, so, that the boss might think he was crazy and give him a few days off.
A few minutes later the boss came into the office and asked, "What in the world are you doing?"
He told him he was a light bulb.
The boss said, "You are clearly stressed out." Go home and recuperate for a couple of days."
The man jumped down and walked out of the office. When his co-worker followed him, the boss asked her, "And where do you think you're going?"
She said, "I'm going home too. I can't work in the dark."
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There is a deeper peace than pretending to be a light bulb, that transcends pressure. It's found by connecting with the higher Authority -- God, Allah, Goodness, Truth.
Peace is discovering life is not all about us. Life is about serving this greater Authority; peace is finding that unselfishness is natural to us.
Intelligent caring about others yields peace. Then, either circumstances change, or we leave for something more suitable.
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