Who is packing your parachute?
Air Commodore Vishal was a Jet Pilot. In a combat mission his fighter
plane was destroyed by a missile. He however ejected himself and parachuted
safely. He won acclaims and appreciations from many.
After five years one day he was sitting with his wife in a restaurant. A
man from another table came to him and said "You're Captain Vishal ! You
flew jet fighters. You were shot down!"
"How in the world did you know that?" asked Vishal.
"I packed your parachute," the man smiled and replied.
Vishal gasped in surprise and gratitude and thought if parachute hadn't
worked, I wouldn’t be here today.
Vishal couldn't sleep that night, thinking about that man. He
wondered how many times I might have seen him and not even said 'Good morning,
how are you?' or anything because, he was a fighter pilot and that person was
just a safety worker"
So friends, who is packing your parachute?
Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through the
day.
We need many kinds of parachutes when our plane is shot down – we need
the physical parachute, the mental parachute, the emotional parachute, and the
spiritual parachute.
We call on all these supports before reaching safety.
Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is
really important.
We may fail to smile, say hello, please, or thank you, congratulate
someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or
just do something nice for no reason.
As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize the people
who pack your parachute.