A man and his wife were having issues and were not speaking to each other. Realizing he needed to be up at 5:00 AM for a business flight the next day, he decided to ask his wife for help without breaking the silence. He wrote, “Please wake me at 5:00 AM” on a piece of paper and left it where she would see it.

The next morning, he woke up at 9:00 AM, having missed his flight. Angry, he was about to confront his wife when he saw a note by the bed. It read, “It is 5:00 AM. Wake up.”