People incline to shift topic if you mention religion, race, and separatism.
"Sir, my shift ends in 30 minutes and today is Friday the 13th.
When we are stressed, depressed, upset, or otherwise in a negative state of mind because we perceive that "bad things" keep happening to us, it is important to shift those negative thoughts to something positive.
Then there came yet another child, and asked for a shift, and the pious girl thought to herself, "It is a dark night and no one can see you.
By adjusting your attitude, you can shift your whole reality!