Poison.

The story goes that St Benedict reluctantly left his hermit life in response to the persistent pleas of a group of monks who begged him to be their Abbot.

They responded to his leadership by trying to poison him.

The expectation of a Saint is that he resisted, and persevered, and served, and suffered.

No. St Benedict left, and searched for somewhere to ‘employ himself more profitably’.

Often if we’ve been in a job too long, we lose perspective of our uniqueness. Over time, the organisation poisons our confidence and self-esteem.

It’s good to take our labour and talent and ideas elsewhere. To be reminded of their value in the eyes of another employer.