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A few years ago, my younger sister and I were the first ones down the tunnel to board our flight for Norfolk, Virginia. Just as we were about to board the plane, a mechanic emerged from inside the aircraft and blocked the door with his arms. He turned to the flight attendant and hurriedly stated, “We got problems!”
I thought to myself, “Why did I have to be the one to hear that? Why couldn’t I have been at the back of the line? I didn’t need to know that!” Very soon we were back in the terminal, waiting, and then ultimately back on the plane. I waited for the pilot to give an explanation. Pilots take courses to ease passengers’ mind right? They know what to say to calm nerves.
Unfortunately, I don’t think this pilot took that course. Soon his voice boomed throughout the plane, “Sorry for the delay, ladies and gentlemen. We had no power on the plane. We have a generator on the ground right now, and we are going to jump-start the engines. Once we get them going, we will get up in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens.”
Click.
That was it. That was all he said. See what happens? We are going to get up in the air, and see what happens? Couldn’t we have another plan, one that’s been worked out just a little better?
At this point, all I could do was to laugh nervously. One woman started yelling, “Oh no! We are going to crash!” There were sighs of desperation and anxiety spreading throughout the cabin like a tidal wave, and we hadn’t even taken off yet. Thirty minutes passed and we were still sitting there. Then the voice of the pilot came over the intercom again, “Ladies and gentlemen,
I know you are frustrated—so are we—we know you are hot, we only have one engine going right now, and it is working double time.”
Click.
There were moan as if we had all boarded a vessel of doom. It seemed that, we were all seated in an aluminum casket, buckled next to strangers.
After all, the pilot said he was frustrated. He told us our one engine was working double time, and his elaborate plan was to get up in the air, and see what happens! Then we did. We got up in the air, and what happened? Nothing—other than thrust and lift. We arrived in Norfolk, and no sooner had the wheels touched the tarmac than a round of applause burst out, as everyone throughout the airplane simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.
Although, I do sincerely like to have a plan better than “see what happens” worked out when flying—it really isn’t such a bad life strategy. All too often, I would see people chasing their goals halt frozen with inaction just because they don’t have all the necessary pieces or guaranteed result when in reality—they will never have all the pieces.Success will never be guaranteed.
The best thing that you can do is just get up in the air, and see what happens. Sometimes adjustments would be made in the air, or shall we say, in the middle of the process.
If your effort is to build a busines then listen closely, “Get up in the air, and see what happens!” Don’t give yourself all the reasons why you can’t. Do not wait until you have everything you need.
You never will!
If your mission is to start a friendship, say “Hello”; get up in the air, and see what happens! Don’t stress over what you will talk about—wing it, and make mid-air adjustments. The results could be very rewarding. Do not allow yourself to stay on the runway, just because you feel the flight may seem doomed. In friendships the only doomed flights are the ones that stay on the runway.
If your goal is to learn a new skill, “Get up in the air, and see what happens!” It might not be as challenging as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought. It could be fun!
When traveling, I still hope that my pilot has a more detailed plan than, “We will see what happens.” Although in life, it isn’t such a bad strategy, after all.
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Global Warming and the Polar Bear
A Polar bears prefer to live in extremely cold artic climates. They live only in the Northern Hemisphere, on the arctic ice cap, and they spend most of their time on coastal areas. Polar bears are widely spread in Canada, extending from the northern arctic islands south to the Hudson Bay area. They are also found in Greenland, on islands off the shore of Norway, on the northern coast of the former Soviet Union, and on the northern and northwestern coasts of Alaska in the United States. B The polar bear is the largest members of the bear family. Males Polar Bears stand from eight to 11 feet tall and generally weigh from 500 to 1,000 pounds, but can weigh as much as 1,400 pounds. Female bears generally stand eight feet tall and weigh 400 to 600 pounds, except some, which can reach 700 pounds. The reason the polar bear weighs so much is that it stores about a four-inch layer of fat to keep it warm. The polar bear has a long, narrower head and nose, and small ears. It has coat that appears white but, each individual hair is actually clear and hollow. This helps the polar bear keep warm. The polar bears coat helps it blend in with its snowy surroundings, this adaptation helps the Polar Bear hide while hunting. The polar bears front legs are slightly pigeon-toed, and fur covers the bottoms of its paws. These adaptations help polar bears keep themselves from slipping on ice.
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Often heard people complain about, why not my face, why so bad weather today, why do I live in such a poor family, why God told me ... ... why should we complain about it complained that it? Life was not all the best, life was not perfect, on the contrary, the ups and downs, is the routine As the saying goes:愁愁a white head; laugh less decade. Do not complain, everyone's life will not be easy, but precisely because of these twists and turns in folding wave, acquired a colorful life.
If we can often look at the issue from another angle, you might easily find themselves still very exciting life. You can not change the face, smile why do not you think about indulgence; you can not change the weather, why do not you change the mood. As the saying goes: after the storm. The same is true of life, after training can often make life wonderful.
China, a writer came to the United States, he saw a flower of the old lady is always very happy, very strange. He would pick a flower asked: Why are you always so happy? Replied the old lady to make the writer stand in amazement. Jesus was crucified is the world's darkest day, three days later to Easter. All the trouble to wait for three days as long as the right not to vanish into thin air? Writer for the old lady answered and moved an old lady could look at this free and easy life, could see so thoroughly to life. King inventors - Edison filament do in order to find the best materials have been done a 1000 experiment many times and failed. Have a laugh at his neighbor: Do you how to do 1000 experiments have failed many times? Edison said: I am not found more than 1000 kinds of inappropriate material filament so it? Edison failed to look at from another angle, am quite sure that it can be the most suitable materials, is precisely because of this self-confidence, they are able to make unremitting efforts, finally successful.
People to love life, love life, to have self-confidence, it is necessary to make unremitting efforts towards the target, like Ai Qing said, Even if we are a candle, wax should be dry before the torch ashes tears; even though we are a match should be at the crucial moment there is a ray of light , if so, will the meaning of our lives, our lives will be able to issue a strange glory. Finally, I had to remind you that in the face of setbacks, do not complain about it complained that the old, and to learn how to transform the issue of perspective, so that life is not susceptible to rain by knockout.
常常聽見有人抱怨，為什么我的容顏不是國色天香，為什么今天天氣這么糟糕，為什么我生活在這么貧窮的家庭里，為什么老天爺這樣對我……為什么要抱怨這抱怨那呢?生活本來就不是事事如意，生活本來就不會十全十美，相反，起起落落，悲歡離合才是家常便飯。俗話說的好：愁一愁，白了頭;笑一笑，十年少。不要抱怨，每個人的人生都不會是一帆風順的，而正是因為有這些波波折折，才練就出異彩紛呈的人生。
如果能常換個角度來看問題，你可能會很容易發現自己的人生照樣很精彩。你不能改變容顏，你何不想一想放縱笑容;你不能改變天氣，你何不改變心情。俗話說：風雨之后才見彩虹。人生也是如此，歷經磨練往往能造就精彩的人生。
中國的一位作家來到美國，他看見一個賣花的老太太總是很高興，很是奇怪。他就挑了一支花問：“您為什么總是如此的開心呢?”老太太的回答使作家愣住了。“耶穌被釘在十字架上是全世界最黑暗的一天，可三天后就是復活節。一切的煩惱只要等待三天不就煙消云散了嗎?”作家為老太太的回答而感動，一位老太太竟能這樣灑脫地看待人生，竟能把人生看得如此透徹。發明家大王——愛迪生為了尋找做燈絲的最好材料曾做了1000多次實驗，并且都失敗了。有一鄰居嘲笑他：“你怎么做1000多次實驗都失敗了?”愛迪生說：“我不是發現了1000多種不合適做燈絲的材料了嗎?”愛迪生能換個角度看待失敗，深信一定能獲得最合適的材料，正因為有這自信，所以能不懈努力，最后終于獲得成功。
人要熱愛生活，熱愛生命，要有自信，要朝著既定目標不懈努力，要像艾青所說的那樣，“即使我們是一支蠟燭，也應該蠟炬成灰淚始干;即使我們是一根火柴，也應該在關鍵時刻有一絲光亮”，如果能這樣，那么我們的人生就會意義，我們的人生就能發出異樣的光彩。最后要提醒大家，在遇到挫折的時候，不要老報怨這報怨那，而要學會變換角度思考問題，這樣就不易被人生的“風雨”所擊倒。
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