sabbatical:

“A sabbatical year is a prolonged hiatus, typically one year (i wish...), 

in the career of an otherwise successful individual taken in

order to fulfill some dream, e.g. writing a book or travelling

extensively. Some universities and other institutional 

employers of scientists, physicians, and/or academics 

offer a paid sabbatical as an employee benefit (Wikepedia, 2005).”

“It is estimated that 14-24% of corporations in America have 

established sabbatical programs…Leadership in the 

establishment of such programs has come from companies 

that by virtue of their product are particularly sensitive to the

costs of employee burn-out. In high tech companies, law firms, 

consulting agencies and other high-stress industries, sabbaticals 

have been recognized as a useful management tool in countering 

burn-out. Teaching is a notoriously high burn-out profession…

Many corporations consider the benefits of sabbaticals so 

self-evident that they forego the expense of documenting 

them (University of Illinois Office of the Vice President for 

Academic Affairs, 1996).”

ok, ok, so you get it...for me it's FREEDOM!!!!