A woman visited her husband in prison, noticing he looked unusually exhausted. His eyes were droopy, his posture slouched, and he barely had the energy to speak. Concerned, she asked him what was wrong, but he only muttered vague complaints about being overworked.
Before leaving, she approached the correction officer. “You really shouldn’t make my husband work so hard. He looks completely exhausted!” she said.
The officer laughed. “Are you kidding? He doesn’t do anything all day—just eats, sleeps, and stays in his cell!”
Confused, she couldn’t reconcile the officer’s words with her husband’s worn-out appearance. During her next visit, she confronted him: “Why are you so tired if you barely do anything?”
Leaning in quietly, he whispered, “I’ve been digging a tunnel for months. It’s exhausting, but I’m almost done.”
The revelation left her speechless. Digging a tunnel in prison? The absurdity made her want to laugh, but the seriousness in his eyes was undeniable. On her way out, she thought of the officer’s dismissal and smiled—appearances, she realized, could be deceiving. Her visits would never feel ordinary again.
