One of the stories as a result of the Vietnam conflict was about a Fighter Pilot in the Navy. Flying from his carrier doing missions over Vietnam yet on one fateful mission, he was shot down. He survived because the plane ejection seat did it’s job; his parachute did it’s job but he fell into enemy hands.
For 6 years, he lived as a prisoner of war inside Northern Vietnam but he survived and was eventually released. Many years later he was sitting in a restaurant with his wife when a man walked up to him. The man recognized the Pilot from the days in the Navy carrier.
This man new him because on that fateful day, he packed; rigged and prepared the pilots parachute. This man survived because of another man doing his job correctly.
My inside job for you is a question?
Who packed your parachute today?
Everyone has someone who provides what he or she needs to make it through the day. Our parachutes are physical parachutes, mental parachutes, emotional parachutes, and spiritual parachutes. 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 no reason.
As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize people who pack your parachute.
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