Age Changes Attitude: A Story of a Barn Light Bulb

Picture this... a light bulb in the barn burns out. Here’s how farmers in five age brackets respond.

Light bulb
Light bulb
(Farm Journal)

Picture this... a light bulb in the barn burns out.

  • A 30-year-old assesses the situation and rewires the barn himself, with more and brighter lights.
  • A 40-year-old hires an electrician to upgrade the lighting system.
  • A 50-year-old replaces the burned-out bulb.
  • A 60-year-old tells his son, hired man or grandson to replace the burned-out bulb.
  • A 70-year-old declares that darkness is God’s way of saying it’s time to quit for the day.

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