Flight

Flying is a wonderful experience. The first time is always exciting, unnerving, and memorable.

But after countless flights, both short haul and long haul, the novelty washes off, like ink in the rain. You get used to it. You take things for granted. What increased your heart rate now is just a part of travel from one city to another.

We take all too many things for granted. The very notion of flying through the air at hundreds of kilometres per hour belongs to the mental asylum a century ago. It takes so many inventions and innovations, all assembled logically and precisely to become an airplane. It is mastery of technology of the highest order.

Flight. I took my first flight when I was twelve. Yes, it was magical then. And yes, right now, I’m grateful for the tremendous value of flight.

Amazing.