Euphemism

I was thinking of writing something serious for a longtime and this topic crossed my mind last Tuesday on my way home in the train. Yes, train is where I do most of the thinking, probably others as well. Thank you Metro North for this wonderful experience !! by the way the conductor with the ponytail is very mean he makes my mind go tizzy. Also, thank you for those old smelly cars and the bonus roller coaster special effects from time to time during the ride. All this experience makes my train ride so special, one of a kind and add meaning and purpose to my daily commute. The bottom line is train is a perfect place to think, and you can do it with your eyes closed or open, stare at the oblivion or simply fixate to the window and see nothing, if you see silhouette of trees that means you are thinking too deep. You cannot do these sort of things at home or work without being called a weirdo or simply outright crazy. OK, enough rambling... Oops! I thought I was going to write about a euphemism, so lets call it articulation which sounds better for now.

With the economy getting rancid by the day, I hear many my friends who are still employed saying they hit a career "dead end" and there is no way to get out of the rut. I see both the words "dead" and "end" to be something synonymous to deadly and life threatening, while its not the case in reality. It's because you started smelling your cheese and realized it doesn't smell like cheese anymore (people who read "Who Moved my Cheese?" will know what I am talking about) or your cheese station is running out of cheese and no one bothers to replenish it, or even people who suppose to replenish the supplies are busy smelling their own cheese. This is the reality and let's face it, this certainly doesn't sound like a "dead end" for me, I know good cheese is hard to come by these days but trust me there is plenty of good cheese out there only if you can discover. So let's continue the quest for life liberty and pursuit of (good) cheese. Next time before you utter the sentence I hit a career "dead end" think twice, let's be euphemistic about it and just say "I hit a career cul de sac". Now see the difference, we just transformed something deadly into something more appetizing. In real estate terms cul de sac is most sought after among properties, studies indicate people planning to build or buy a home in a cul de sac are willing to pay 20% premium. I think living in a cul de sac gives home owners "All roads lead home" feeling. It's a stark reality of life that we all love to live in a cul de sac but not work in a dead end. I believe practicing this little euphemism in our daily "dead end" can only help us do better while we wait for the sun shine.