Here’s a little fable for your Monday:

The story goes that there was a man who was afraid of his own shadow. He thought he could never be happy unless he got rid of this shadow, so he grew more and more furious until it finally chased him. He saw that no matter how fast or how far he ran, his shadow kept up with him, but he was determined to keep trying. He kept running and got faster and faster until he became so overwhelmed and exhausted, he fell down dead.