Jumping Out Of A Perfectly Good Airplane
Mar. 18th, 2012 01:25 amI jumped out of a perfectly good airplane today.
When one of the instructors asked me, "What brought you here today?"
I answered, "A promise."
"Oh, that's a good answer. The best."
He left it at that for a moment as we were riding out way out to the airfield. Finally, I thought I'd fill in the silence.
"A friend of mine died two years ago, today, and she knew I wanted to go, so she made me promise that I would, since she couldn't."
He took it in. His sunglasses reflecting the snowy fields of Long's Peak. "Hey, that's good. I respect that."
( And it was a beautiful St. Patrick's Day... )
When one of the instructors asked me, "What brought you here today?"
I answered, "A promise."
"Oh, that's a good answer. The best."
He left it at that for a moment as we were riding out way out to the airfield. Finally, I thought I'd fill in the silence.
"A friend of mine died two years ago, today, and she knew I wanted to go, so she made me promise that I would, since she couldn't."
He took it in. His sunglasses reflecting the snowy fields of Long's Peak. "Hey, that's good. I respect that."
( And it was a beautiful St. Patrick's Day... )