My First Plane Ride: A Lesson in Good Spirits

Good day, dear reader. Today, I wish to share a tale from my youth, a tale that taught me the importance of maintaining good spirits, even in the face of adversity. It’s a tale about my first plane ride.

The Adventure Begins

It was the summer of ’65, and I was a young lad of 15. My family and I were embarking on our first-ever plane journey, heading to the sunny shores of California. The excitement was palpable, but so was the nervousness. I had never been on a plane before, and the thought of being thousands of feet above the ground was daunting.

The Turbulence

As we ascended into the sky, the plane started to shake. The turbulence was severe, and panic began to set in. I could see the fear in my parents’ eyes, and I felt my own heart pounding in my chest. But then, something remarkable happened.

The Lesson

Despite the fear, my father started to laugh. He turned to me and said, “Kev, life is like this plane ride. There will be turbulence, there will be fear, but it’s how we react that defines us. We can choose to panic, or we can choose to laugh and enjoy the ride.”

His words struck a chord in me. I realized that he was right. We couldn’t control the turbulence, but we could control our reaction to it. And so, I chose to laugh. I chose to enjoy the ride.

The Takeaway

That plane ride taught me a valuable lesson about maintaining good spirits. It taught me that life will throw challenges at us, but it’s our reaction to those challenges that truly matters. We can choose to let the turbulence of life bring us down, or we can choose to laugh, to stay positive, and to enjoy the ride.

So, dear reader, I urge you to remember this lesson. When life gets turbulent, remember to keep your spirits high. Remember to laugh. Remember to enjoy the ride.

Until next time,

Kev