Essay Four- Flying

Okay, it’s about time I let the cat out of the bag. I, dear reader, am a pilot. Contain your excitement though! A ton of people are! Hell, you should be! It is the greatest thing in the world, let me tell you. I may only be learning, but I’ve already gathered that there is nothing like it in the world.

Now first off, what does flying entail? For me, it’s about 10 minutes of pre-flight (making sure everything’s alright and that only the pilot can screw everything up mid-flight), another five to make sure the plane is responding as it should, and then take off.

And then, dear reader, the miracle happens.

As you may have guessed from reading “Love, Loss, and Pets”, I’m shy as hell. I get a little bit shaky talking to really cute girls, in fact. It’s, it’s pretty shameful, actually. But in the skies, it’s all better. I still shake, but none of it matters. I become dust in the wind, just like any person. You float above the farms, above the roads, above the cities, and once again get reminded that yes, you are just dust in the wind. Dust that can soar! You breeze above mountains, plow through clouds, and it’s gorgeous.

One of the most beautiful sights I’ve ever seen was when I was flying. I emerged from a cloud bank, to find a sea of white, rolling like waves upon the sea; a mountain of mist rising into the blue sapphire sky to the point of hurting your neck to gaze on it’s majesty; with the background of Mt. Pilchuck making it all suddenly become real to me. No words can do it justice. I imagine that for an astronaut floating above our fair Earth, the view must be even more mind-blowing. It would be magnificent.

It makes you realize that life is the second happiest miracle of all, and that intelligence is the first. For truly, how can it be known there is beauty without a mind to awe at it?

Needless to say, I’m really passionate about flying. I haven’t even soloed yet! I’m still on the basics! But still, knowing that I can fly like my wildest dreams imagined makes everything brighter.

I just thought that I should tell you, reader, so you get a bit more insight into my mind.