Three years ago I graduated from college. It was an exciting time, but also a terrifying one. I had no prospects except a job at a department store and a unit that the helicopters offered me in their hangar. After a year living in the hangar I left for grad school. It was terrifying. After 20 years with hovering helicopters, I wasn’t sure what to do. What if I needed an emergency airlift?
What I realized was that helicopters are great, but they’re noisy. In fact, all that noise can be a bit distracting and can really prevent you from doing what you want and hearing your own thoughts. It’s kind of nice to have the peace and quiet. Without the helicopters’ noise I got to know myself a lot better. I was able to differentiate my own thoughts from the noise of the ‘copters.
The flip side to that is that I also realized that that noise is kind of nice. In fact, sometimes the constant ‘copter noise can be helpful when you need a bit more focus in your life. It took some time to learn to focus without the white noise.
Want to know something else I learned? I learned that helicopters can travel pretty far and pretty fast in an emergency. I realized that if for some reason I really did need the helicopter to land, it could get to me without too much trouble. But in the mean time, I learned that I was able to manage on my own (without non-emergency landings).
So thank your own ‘copters for their persistent hovering, but know that it’s okay for them to hover from a distance. They’re nice to have around, but after 20 years of their hovering they’re probably tired, and best suited for emergencies.
Keep on thinking,
Josie
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