Airplane Seatbelts...
I was on an airplane the other day & I had a question - why are there seatbelts on airplanes? What good are they really going to serve if & when we crash? I've NEVER heard a report about an airplane crash - that told whether the people were or weren't wearing their seatbelts...“Johnny was the lone survivor…he had his seatbelt on”…Why? It's just not relevant...
I wonder if I have those same types of things in life – things I do...say...think...feel...places I go…people I hang out with…that serve no real purpose in my life…People, places or things that are there – because they always have been - not really knowing when they started or why they continue...
I'm one of those airplane rebels - when they tell me to fasten the seatbelt “firmly in place” - I pull my shirt tail over the belt & wear it “loosely”...ALL because it’s uncomfortable & I don't see the point of it to start with. Now if I could be as willing to identify those airplane seatbelts in the rest of my life & begin to rebel against them too - because I don’t see the point of them being in my life & they make the journey more uncomfortable…
I wonder if I have those same types of things in life – things I do...say...think...feel...places I go…people I hang out with…that serve no real purpose in my life…People, places or things that are there – because they always have been - not really knowing when they started or why they continue...
I'm one of those airplane rebels - when they tell me to fasten the seatbelt “firmly in place” - I pull my shirt tail over the belt & wear it “loosely”...ALL because it’s uncomfortable & I don't see the point of it to start with. Now if I could be as willing to identify those airplane seatbelts in the rest of my life & begin to rebel against them too - because I don’t see the point of them being in my life & they make the journey more uncomfortable…
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I was just on an airplane on Friday and I never understood why they say "in the unlikely event of a water landing" .. If the plane goes down, it isn't going to land in the water.. it is going to crash. They make it sound so nice.
PB, just wanted to let you know how much of a blessing you continue to be in my life despite being who knows how many miles away from FAM right now...I love the thought provoking blogs...keep um coming! Love & miss you guys!
Could seat belts on planes, be there for turbulence?
Sometimes, uncomfortable things help us in the unexpected. We first see how it is a bother to us, but then if life throws some turbulence at us, we will be glad the seat belt is there.
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