For those who want to load a Properties file located in the classpath (could be the classpath of your server: Far from your artifact), this is how a Properties Files is loaded "like a Sir!"
Simple!
Instead of using the traditional way
getClass().getResourceAsStream(propertiesFile);
By doing it in that way, we make sure the ClassLoader will look further into the classpath other than just look in the near surroundings :P