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– 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 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 them.
I just want to thank everyone who packed my parachute through your words, deeds, prayers, good wishes and advice. Don’t want to take any of you for granted . Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart with all my love.
Wow. Beautiful one Kiran. Your words have real deep meaning. You are gifted and Stay blessed 🙂
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Thank you so much dear Malini Di 😊
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Beautiful post Kiran, one which motivates us to look around for those who make our life support systems…
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Thank you Sunith 😊
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Sooo good dear 👌👌👌👏👍
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Thank dear Subbashini 😊…have a nice day
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Great though and words. Very well written Kiran. Keep rocking 🙂
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Thank you dear Priya 😊
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absolutely wonderful message.. we should never fail to thank someone whose behind our success, who’s with us during our hard times and have supported us .
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That’s indeed a good thought ….Good morning Supreet
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Good morning kiran .. 🙂
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Makes me stop to think whose packed my own parachute. Thank you for the inspiring story.
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