I love flying…
Ever since I can remember, I’ve always loved flying…
I love that sensation of soaring above the world…
As a kid, I dreamt of growing up to become a pilot, and if not for the fact that I have a combination of short-sightedness and astigmatism, I’d certainly have ended up as one. (Thank you family for passing me your screwed up genes!)
Anyway, I’ve always loved air travel, sometimes even more than actually going to other places, especially when I already know the place I’m visiting.
I’ve never panicked on a plane or thought dark thoughts about it crashing or anything, in fact I’m totally convinced planes are the safest way to travel. Period. (Hmm, maybe trains are the only things safer.)
And I guess the crap they tell us at the beginning of the flight, and that was engraved in my memory from my early childhood, somehow makes me unconsciencly sure everything is cool and under control.
These days though, every couple of days, we hear about a new plane falling out of the sky, and people get scared out of their heads from ever flying again.
A plane crash is a tragedy by all means and it’s scary as hell.
I can only try to imagine how the people who lost their loved ones in plane crashes feel, and would get nowhere close to imagining how people who went through a plane crash themselves felt.
Personally, I do get afraid of flying for a split second, but then I remember that every time I get on a plane, I know the risk exists, and that I do it anyways.
Just like going out of your home in the morning is a risk, driving your car is a risk, eating something is a risk…etc.
I guess life is but a series of calculated risks; We only do what is within our acceptable risk range.
I’ll never give up flying…
I love the feeling too much…
I certainly feel the same way you do, and I am not quitting either!
One of my dreams it to fly a delta glider, which in my opinion is the closest to flying birds!
Imagine, you just jump off a cliff and fly with plastic big wings and only tied to ropes and a steel bar and follow wind thermos! WOW! I have tried to do it in Aqaba, but they don’t have this option, and I am not into skydiving, I prefer gliding.
As for the crashing planes, I think it has been always like that, if not worse, but the thing is that we follow news too much! For example if you really know what kind of creatures crawl on your bed while you sleep you will never be able to sleep again.
We have to control the amount of information we get daily, or it would ruin the excitement of surprises and would make us worry too much.
P.S. Thanks for the nice e-card 😉
hey subzero, on parle de nous sur afrique magazine!
http://adibs1.hautetfort.com/archive/2005/09/06/blogmania-au-maghreb.html
LOL, I’m not quitting because I love experiencing new cultures and arts. But for flying.. I hate it! I hate airports.. I hate airplanes.. I hate paperwork.. waiting.. waiting.. AH! I wish there is some kind of porter like the ones in Harry Potter where I can just close my eyes and wish myself somewhere else.
Saqf, Wow, I would love to fly a glider too, that would be totally amazing.
And I agree that the amount of information we get does affect us.
You’re welcome for the card bro 🙂 Happy Birthday again 🙂
Adib, that’s so cool.
I bought the magazine after you told me and will be writing about it.
Roba, I too hate paperwork and waiting, but I definitely love airports and planes.
Experiencing new places, cultures, food, arts, and all I totally love.